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Cars, along with other modes of transport, are at the forefront of the fight against CO2 emissions and over-consumption of fossil energy. There is only one solution to the problem: lighter vehicles. A...

What we know as board sports, extreme sports or "risk" sports reflect a largely shared desire to assert our uniqueness through exposure to danger and mastering risks. This context is the ideal proving...

The latest addition to the contemporary museum landscape, the Art and Design Atomium Museum in Brussels brings together a unique collection of exhibits perfectly illustrating the link between material...

Over the years, street furniture has become an identifiable calling card for cities wishing to provide their citizens with harmonised and practical living spaces. Urban planners and designers continue...

First associated with the purely medical side of sex, the plastics industry has nevertheless been able to keep up with changes in social mores without sacrificing health-related requirements....

Step-by-step, quietly, plastics have, in recent years, made their entry into the world of logistics. Specifically, supply chain specialists currently do not hesitate to qualify them as being relevant ...

Chance, sometimes contributes to scientific research. There are many discoveries that may not have been without the random element of chance. The history of plastics is rife with little tales of rando...

Design is an intellectual and creative process that aims to create an object that is halfway between art and technology. It is characterised by its ability to reinvent itself in each era according to ...

In defence industries, where metal has held a prominent place for several millennia, the emergence and diversification of polymers have been responsible for major innovations over the last century....