Cutting Edge

Polymers - High fibre innovation
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Cutting Edge 4 min
Polymers: a giant step towards miniaturisation
In light of the trend towards nanotechnologies, any talk of miniaturisation can seem slightly obsolete. But, in spite of this, miniaturisation remains relevant, particularly in the medical industry...
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Cutting Edge 4 min
An invisible revolution inside plastics
Over the last fifteen years, nanomaterials have emerged as the main drivers of changes, aimed at improving the performance of plastics, while reducing consumption....
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Piezoelectricity gives a new impetus to plastics
For vibrations, sound, pressure or temperature measurements and more. Thanks to electroactive polymers, connected products will now be endowed with new sensory functions. And they will be autonomous w...
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Cutting Edge 4 min
Robots go for plastics
Robots - the stuff of science fiction writers’ imaginings. And what we fervently hope will one day soon free us from the worst drudgery. Robotics has taken a big step forward recently for two reasons:...
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A new dimension for plastics
Originally intended for prototyping, 3D printing is now inspiring new manufacturing alternatives to mass production ... A trend where the object is the message and plastics are ousting paper from prin...
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Cutting Edge 6 min
Polymers - High fibre innovation
A little over half of the world’s textile output is used by the garment industry where Natural fibres though very much used are being steadily being ousted by artificial or synthetic fibres, which are...
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Extreme plastics
Admission to the elite group of high performance polymers...and to win over high-tech sectors like aerospace, transportation and defence...is fiercely competitive but conventional plastics have not ha...
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Cutting Edge 4 min
When polymers conduct electricity
The now-famous diode, used in many screens, is one of the numerous applications connected to the development of conductive polymers. But how can a simple piece of plastic conduct electricity when this...
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Cutting Edge 4 min
Intelligent textiles
As an old industry gets a new lease on life, flirting with nanotechnology, biochemistry and state-of-the-art electronics, it gains new power to transform the way we work, live, travel and care for our...