While much of the talk these days revolves around the lack of availability of Covid vaccines, the logistical challenges involved in delivering the vaccines have received very little attention. One dro...
In the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, Nzambi Matee, a young entrepreneur at the head of the company Gjenge Makers, has developed a machine that converts plastic waste into sustainable building materials....
Exoneo, a recently-incorporated company specialising in biomechanics, has developed a high-performance polyarticulated foot prosthesis. It hopes to provide an accessible and easy-to-manufacture soluti...
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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
Icons
The Tulip™ chair, an icon of industrial design
Even if you're not an expert, you'll be familiar with the Tulip™ chair, the design classic designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956....
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...
Chemical recycling is often hailed as being a panacea. This process could make it possible to integrate all used plastics into a perfect circular loop. Many polymer producers, often accompanied by inn...
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...
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...
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...
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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