Discover 9 powerful reasons to start using liquid plastic (polyurethane resin) in your creative projects! This versatile material is taking the DIY and crafting world by storm — and for good reason.

Durable, flexible polyurethane is commonly found in sports shoes and other products, and is tough to get rid of. PressReleaseFinder / flickr A common fixture in refrigerators, furniture and footwear, ...

A group of German researchers identified the bacterium Pseudomonas putida in the soil of a site covered in plastic waste. It fed on polyurethane diol, which is usually applied to materials to protect ...

Chemists have developed a new polyurethane production technique using CO2 to create new types of easily recyclable plastics that uses more sustainable materials to produce plastics with properties ...

Developed at the University of Michigan, the material consists of commonly used polyurethane plastic combined with tea tree oil and cinnamon oil. All of the ingredients are already known to be safe ...

Polyurethanes, formed through the reaction of raw polyols with isocyanates, are one of the most widely used types of plastics today. By varying the starting materials, a diverse range of plastics can ...

When plastic was first introduced in 1907, it was hailed as a miracle material. The petroleum-based substance could seemingly do anything — harden into a rock-solid car part or a flexible waterproof ...

Dr. Alexander Hofmann, Head of Thermochemical Conversion Technologies at Fraunhofer UMSICHT, added that the project will allow researchers to refine and optimize the pyrolysis process at larger scale.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "One Component Polyurethane Foam Market by Raw Material (MDI, Polyether Polyols, Polyester Polyols, Others), Application, End-Use (Door & Window Frame Jambs, Ceiling & ...

Urethane casting provides end-use, rigid or flexible plastic parts with production-level quality. Built without expensive and time-consuming hard tooling, Xometry’s urethane-casting process uses a ...