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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, have developed a new and inexpensive way of breaking down polyurethane (PU) plastic into its original components, which can be recycled into new PU material ...

A couple of years ago, as I was cleaning my bedroom, I came across a wad of shriveled foam in a small paper cup. It immediately brought back memories of one of my high school science experiments. I ...

High material costs and shortages have hit the polyurethane processing industry hard for the past six months, just as it has for other materials. During a webinar in March, James Elliott, IHS Markit's ...

Polyurethane foam, often used for construction, is difficult to recycle. Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Minnesota developed a method to upcycle polyurethane into ...

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 ...