Daily life
Plastics that kill bacteria
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Daily life 4 min
Plastic helps to keep fire at bay
What if plastics offered some of the best protection against fire? Sounds odd, and not what we’re given to think? Well, some plastics do precisely that....
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Daily life 2 min
Plastics that kill bacteria
Did you know that there are plastics with antibacterial, antimicrobial and even anti-odorous properties? These ingenious plastics are not only widespread in the world of medicine, but also in our ever...
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Daily life 2 min
Plastic - a hundred years young
It is found in every area of our daily lives. From roller skates through credit cards and the Iphone to artificial hearts. Plastic can claim to be the only material used in every area of application t...
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Daily life 4 min
Packaging: high-tech in the shopping trolley
Until recently, the primary function of packaging was limited to protecting and transporting the contents. But today its role goes much further, providing consumers with an increasing number of servic...
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Daily life 3 min
The car of tomorrow needs a mindset revolution
At 38, Shai Agassi already has a brilliant past: he has been the guest star at numerous international think tanks. His latest hobby is to make a better, less polluted world, relieved of its addiction ...
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Daily life 3 min
Faster, farther, stronger: Sporting comfort...
Of course, taking part is important, but the aim is to win! Even if not all the competitors have the same chance of winning, they can at least leave the start-line together: having ultra-light and sup...
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Daily life 2 min
Plastic rackets add to the science of tennis
Most people know of Roland Garros or Wimbledon but few might think of the time when tennis was an aristocratic indoor game played with the palm of the hand. Over time, the game began to be played outd...
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Daily life 3 min
A New Age of Glass for Architecture with Plastics
In times of gloomy crisis, dark future and opaque globalisation, one wishes for transparency and is not so surprised that glass architecture holds such a tremendous appeal for architects…...