This durable material has been around for more than half a century and is still the go-to material for designs that require high strength. From its discovery nearly 70 years ago by Otto Bayer, ...

Researchers at Aarhus University have found a better method to recycle polyurethane foam from items like mattresses. This is great news for the budding industry that aims to chemically recover the ...

Even laser-launched micro bullets could not penetrate the new material developed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) during tests this month. Made out of polyurethane urea elastomers (PUUs), rather ...

Appropriate shielding material selection has always been challenging in radiation shielding studies. It is important to provide safe and secure environments in different radiation applications, such ...

Senior Researcher Lim Sang-gyu, leading a team of researchers at the Department of Energy Convergence Research, DGIST, achieved a remarkable milestone with the development of an eco-friendly ...

Repair and reconstruction of the myopectineal orifice area using meshes is the mainstay of surgical treatment of inguinal hernias. However, the limitations of existing meshes are becoming increasingly ...

Polyurethane is highly elastic, wear resistant and durable, and is used, for example, in cushions, fibers, thermal insulation materials, dyes, adhesives and automobile parts. Polyurethane is an ...

Once discarded, spongy polyurethane foam typically just ends up in landfills, where it takes up a lot of space. Thanks to a newly-developed process, however, it could soon be recycled into ...

Considering a finish (or refinish) for the wooden flooring in your home? Use the right kind of wood polyurethane finish for ...

One of the major challenges for many companies is streamlining the supply chain. The design engineer locates the materials required for a task, the program manager approves it, and the buyer purchases ...

Researchers have found a better method to recycle polyurethane foam from items like mattresses: They are not only able to break down PUR and separate the two main components -- they can do it in one ...

The graphic shows how the new combination of acidolysis and hydrolysis can recover up to 82 weight percent of the original material from flexible PUR foam – used in mattresses – as two separate ...