TOPTEC allows PCBs with protruding connectors and interfaces to be mounted directly into the case. Applications include ...

Automotive plastic compounding is the process of creating customized polymer compounds especially intended for automotive applications by mixing different additives, fillers, and reinforcements with ...

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Now, a study published in Chemosphere, which was led by researchers at Toxic-Free Future and the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment at Vrije Universiteit, gives even more reason to ...

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Apart from a large number of technical innovations, a new player in the field of transparent plastic panels emerged at K ´98 in Düsseldorf: Barlo Plastics Europe NV (Leukaard 1, B-2440 Geel). The ...

Plastics can contain thousands of different chemicals, many of them linked to cancer and reproductive harm, and many never tested for safety. Multiple studies are now finding these chemicals ...

Pathogens hitching a ride The ocean is another destination for microplastics, which often drift in runoff and wastewater. Researchers have estimated that more than 170 trillion plastic particles ...

That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...

We’ve updated the section “What’s up with black plastic?” to include guidance concerning coffee makers. It’s probably time to ditch your black plastic utensils. Research suggests that ...

The moment of truth is almost upon us. In just ten days, the world will gather in Busan, Republic of Korea, to begin the final round of negotiations on a legally binding instrument to end plastic ...