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Top 5 Materials: December 2022
Chemical Recycled Polyurethane Foam A recycling process that converts polyurethane (PU) foam waste into polyol and reformulates it to make new open-cell PU foams with the same mechanical …
The Future of Sustainability Assessments with Cradle to Cradle Certified
As one of the most globally recognized and positive approaches to how we assess our products, spaces, and manufacturing methods and their impact on the planet, Cradle to Cradle has given generations …
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Ask an expert: How will the metaverse influence product development?
The metaverse is an application of virtual reality VR, augmented reality AR, AI, social media, and digital currency. Users traverse a virtual world that mimics aspects of the physical world. The …
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Hot Topic: In-Mold Decoration
In-Mold Decoration, or IMD, is the process of lining the inside of a mold with a decorative film and then injecting the remaining, core material for the product in the mold to decorate its surface …
Hot Topic: Laser Texturing
Laser texturing is the process of deforming a surface with a laser’s high energy. We call to this process of removing material from a solid surface by exposing it to the energy of a laser beam as …
How It’s Made: This Racecar Is Made From Flax
When you first look at this racecar, you’d probably assume that it’s made up of very strong, very durable, and very expensive materials: Metal, carbon fiber, ceramic coatings, aerospace grade …
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Sustainability in Fashion and Consumer Products
Dr. Andrew Dent, Material ConneXion’s EVP of research, shares his thoughts and outlook in sustainability in fashion and consumer products. Learn crucial takeaways such as: Sustainability …
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Eye on: What’s New in Sustainable Packaging
The doorbell rings, it’s Amazon delivering another one of your packages. The standard cardboard box. You cut open the tape, take out the bubble wrap and remove the book you ordered from the much too …
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In a world led by machines, virtual connections and obsessed with performance, never before has the reconnection to human values been so crucial. If the advent of the collaborative economy and social …
Renewable Carbon Economy
The Spirit in Matter Fueling Augmented Mutualism in an Evolving World How will you exercise your right to a clean and healthy environment? It's unacceptable not to know or not care! The path to a …
Top 5 Materials: November 2022
Paper Saver® ink from Blue Planet Ink® A self-erasing (disappearing) ink for inkjet printers that becomes colorless with exposure to air in hours or days, depending on formulation and …
