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Plastics dive into the water
Daily life 6 min

Plastics dive into the water

The relationship between plastics and aquatic environments is not always that which immediately comes to mind. They can also be lifesavers: essential for making impure or salty water suitable for cons...
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  • Plastics: Road Safety’s Guardian Angels
    Daily life 7 min

    Plastics: Road Safety’s Guardian Angels

    To say that plastics used in vehicles are only used to make them lighter underestimates their role … Polymers also contribute to the safety of motorists and other road users....

  • The never-ending story of plastics
    Daily life 9 min

    The never-ending story of plastics

    Polymers have been used for thousands of years... but it was not until the dawn of the 20th century that the first synthetic polymer appeared. This is a long story, and it is far from over, since poly...

  • Polymers tackle disability
    Daily life 7 min

    Polymers tackle disability

    Living a life as close to 'normality' as possible is the main objective of many people with disabilities. Research is often successful in making this possible and many major innovations would not hav...

  • Plastics go off on an adventure
    Daily life 7 min

    Plastics go off on an adventure

    Discovering the world, sporty hikes, camping... each has their own vision of how best to spend the summer holidays. However, everyone aims to relax and simplify life, which is why plastics also go on ...

  • Packaging in search of greater virtue
    Daily life 8 min

    Packaging in search of greater virtue

    Although often singled out, plastic packaging is often more virtuous than we might think. Faced with the climate challenge, they are reinventing themselves. Here is an overview of the innovations alre...

  • Architecture: polymers in the limelight
    Daily life 5 min

    Architecture: polymers in the limelight

    Although plastics have long been used in the building industry, they were initially used mainly for their functional properties. Little by little, architects have taken a different look at them and be...

  • Olympic Games: Polymers back in the game
    Daily life 6 min

    Olympic Games: Polymers back in the game

    With little or no crowds, the Tokyo Olympic Games will not go down in history as being the most festive games. However, for the athletes the most important thing will always be performance and records...

  • Design: polymers are always up to something!
    Daily life 6 min

    Design: polymers are always up to something!

    The love affair between plastics and design is nothing new. From their first appearance, designers started playing with them, happy to have found new materials that could keep up with all their creati...

  • Sporting records: polymers collect trophies
    Daily life 5 min

    Sporting records: polymers collect trophies

    New sports records are set every year. Is there a limit? Homo Sporticus is not a mutant, and if so many records are being broken it is mainly thanks to the equipment and in particular the polymers fro...

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