An efficient water purification solution - The SaWa bag by 4Life Solutions
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“With this polymer, we will soon be able to make gecko’s feet in the kitchen!”
An interview with Michael Varenberg, a lecturer-researcher at Georgia Tech in Atlanta in the United States, who recently developed a polymer reproducing the adhesive effect of a gecko’s foot....
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Expert views 2 minThe main hazards of plastic marine debris are not what you might think
François Galgani, an oceanographer at IFREMER and head of the European group responsible for implementation of the European Directive on marine litter, gives his insights on this controversial issue....
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Expert views 4 minMaking water from air
Worldwide, more than a billion people live without access to safe drinking water. And it's a well known fact that increasing population sizes means that water will be a crucial issue for the coming de...
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Expert views 3 minUmbrellas in trees
Hail is a fruit grower’s worst enemy! A hailstorm of just minutes can devastate an orchard. Happily, solutions are at hand and plastic is where they’re coming from. French Agricultural Plastics Commit...
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Expert views 4 minShelterBox, a little box full of hope
ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disasters worldwide. Interview with Laura Dale, a ShelterBox Response T...
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Expert views 3 minThe efficiency of our para-seismic wallpaper stems from the polymer used.
Interview with Professor Lothar tempniewski, director of the Institute for Concrete Construction and Construction Materials Technology at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), the research cen...
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Expert views 4 minBumpers in recycled plastic: a world-first for Plastic Omnium
An interview with Frédéric Viot, President of CREER and Ecodesign and recycling Manager at Plastic Omnium...
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Expert views 3 minOur business is to bring the incredible to life
An interview with Leonardo Cruciano, the founder of the Roman Studio which recently created the sets for the "Borgia" television series....
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Expert views 5 minPlastic shows its mettle on the Vendée Globe
Italian skipper Alessandro Di Benedetto is a happy man. A few days hence his monohull will be at the line-up for the start of the Vendée Globe non-stop, round-the-world, single-handed yacht race. Happ...
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Expert views 3 minBoosted polymers for increasingly targeted performances
Interview with Ronald Hopp, founder of Expert Business Development, a Franco-German engineering firm specializing in applications for high performance technical polymers....