To achieve an excellent sealing property, the material used as a gasket should possess a low and constant elastic modulus under a wide range of temperatures. In addition, stress relaxation or a creep ...

Plywood and particle board have long been used for structural and non-structural parts, as well as cores for composite and molded parts. Unfortunately, both materials are prone to warping and rotting.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For many, polyurethane glues like the Original Gorilla Glue are a ...

A few years down the road, you may be able to get that scratch out of your car’s bumper simply by parking in a sunny spot. Researchers have created a polyurethane coating that heals itself when ...

The bushings between your car’s suspension components are critical to both ride quality and responsiveness. Stock bushings are meant to balance compliance and performance. Once they get old and ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find more ardent supporters of 3D printing then we here at Hackaday; the sound of NEMA 17 steppers pushing an i3 through its motions sounds like a choir of angels to our ears.

Building a Closed-Loop PU Supply Chain Working across the auto-recycling ecosystem, Dow and Gruppo Fiori aim to streamline collection and processing of polyurethane waste so it can re-enter the value ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a method to recycle polyurethane foam from mattresses and furniture and also household sponges. They did this safely, without using toxic ...