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Design and Icons
Plastic objects, whether they are recent or firmly-established cult objects, have revolutionised the world of design, changed habits and left their mark on our daily lives for several generations
The rise of a star: Barbie©
Barbie© is a 29cm-tall doll, that was first sold in 1959 by Ruth Handler, of Mattel, an American toy and game company founded in 1945 by Harold Matson and Elliot Handler, from which the company got it...
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Features and Interviews
Innovative, smart, surprising but often overlooked…plastics have not finished surprising you!
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Expert views 5 min
“Modern equipment is much more comfortable and safer!”
An interview with Angy Eiter, the Austrian holder of several world climbing records....
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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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Daily life 5 min
Tomorrow’s medicine: polymers the darlings of researchers everywhere
Polymers are also on the front lines in the medical field and not only in the time of a pandemic. They have been part and parcel of many medical advances, and they remain a source of hope for many res...
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Expert views 4 min
“Anti-Covid masks are perfectly recyclable if they are decontaminated properly first!”
An interview with Jean-Marc Neveu, Managing Director of CDA Développement and Plaxtil, a recently-incorporated French company which achieved a world first by developing a technique for recycling dispo...
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Daily life 4 min
Natural disasters, polymers providing a lifeline
Nature reminds us from time to time that it can be fearsome. Tsunamis, earthquakes, cyclones... they are brutal and not always predictable. Some solutions have been developed to cope with them, and po...
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Expert views 3 min
“The Polar Dome has outgrown the bounds of the simple emergency shelter!”
An interview with Don Kubley, CEO and founder of InterShelter, an American company that has developed an innovative concept of housing for the homeless....
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Daily life 4 min
Plastics head off to summer sun
Lightweight, weatherproof and strong, everyone will be packing plastics for the great summer getaway. Without plastics, you can forget about water sports, picnics or hiking! But at a time of scientifi...
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Daily life 6 min
Plastics in the garden
Long gone are the days when the plastics in our gardens were to be found only in cheap furniture. Now, lovers of green spaces are finding that these materials are often highly technological and have a...
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Cutting Edge 7 min
Polymers fortifying robotics
Unfortunately, robots able to cater to our every whim remain in the realm of science fiction. However, the topic of robotics continues to garner the attention of university research units and private ...