A thermoplastic resin, by its nature, offers mechanical properties that can provide a molded part its durability, strength, impact resistance and myriad features. When increased durability is required ...

In the quest to design the next generation of materials for modern devices -- ones that are lightweight, flexible and excellent at dissipating heat -- a team of researchers made a discovery: ...

Plastics News reporters are on-site at Fakuma to produce show dailies. Follow along for more coverage at www.plasticsnews.com/fakuma. The show daily issue is ...

Polymer materials offer cost-effective solutions in engineering, yet their limitations prompt research into nano-reinforced composites for improved performance.

Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP), also known as fiber-reinforced polymers, are a category of composite plastics specifically using fiber materials to mechanically augment the elasticity and strength of ...

Polymers, defined as macromolecules composed of repeating chemical units or monomers, are the foundational building blocks of plastics – a class of versatile materials that have revolutionised ...