Extreme Plastics: New Contenders Push Limits Of Heat & Chemical Resistance
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By Grande, Joseph A  Not so long ago, if you needed the ultimate that a thermoplastic could offer in heat or chemical resistance, stiffness, and strength, there was a limited number of choices.
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Ultrasmall technology, revolutionary impact.
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Design and performance issues hold back this very cool idea.
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Facing public pressure to become more fuel efficient, aircraft makers are using plastic-based materials to reduce a jetâs weight.
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Developments in silicon carbide wafers may lead to a new world of fast, robust electronics.
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Shield Pro survives dunking, dropping, and extreme temperatures.
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In an advance that could lead to lighter spacecraft and smarter cars, researchers have developed a new technique for producing a high-quality semiconductor that's much more resistant to extreme conditions than the silicon found in most of today's electronics.    Devices built with the rugged material would not require cooling and other protections that add size, weight and cost to traditional silicon electronics in power systems, jet engines, rockets, wireless transmitters and other equipment exposed to harsh environments...
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IT's positive environmental impact IT, on the face of it, is not very sustainable. New products are introduced in rapid development cycles that encourage wasteful frequent upgrade and replacement.â¦
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The race to create life from scratch is underway. But how close are scientists to making a synthetic organism?
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A team of Irish scientists develops a strain of bacteria that can convert a toxic byproduct of the Styrofoam manufacturing process into biodegradable plastic. By Rowan Hooper.
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NEW YORK  - Polyethylene wrapping can help  prevent heat loss by very premature infants when they're born,  a Canadian group of researchers report.
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By Douglas Fischer  Flame retardants are generating some heat of their own as concerned researchers and lawmakers note rising levels in the environment and step up efforts to ban them from everyday household products.
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Company teams up with nanotech firms to develop high-performance plastics.
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The replacement of a thin plastic resin insulating layer, or polyolefin, with a new and undisclosed heat resistance layer, could prevent future incidents of lithium-ion batteries spontaneously catching fire. From the battery producing arm of Matsushita, Panasonic's parent company, which claims it's now ready to begin producing batteries with the new insulator.
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Better batteries and supersticky glues are on the horizon.
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It could be tiny fibers that may one day replace steel, or catalysts that have led to environmentally friendly plastics. Guessing the winner of the Nobel Prize for chemistry has often stumped researchers and pundits alike.
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Nanotube transistors coated with light-sensitive polymers could replace today's digital camera technology