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When it comes to keeping you and your family safe and healthy, plastics really do make it possible. Advances in plastics protect our loved ones at home, on the road, on the job and at play. Child safety seats, bicycle helmets, mouth guards and seatbelts are all made from plastics. But it doesn’t stop there – from high-tech prosthetics to the artificial heart, plastics have been a crucial ingredient in some of the world’s most cutting-edge technologies designed to save and dramatically enhance lives.
[Video Feature] US Aerial Skiing Coach Talks Plastic Innovation at the Winter Games
Read MoreHelp Inspire A Physically Disabled Child to Become a Future World Class Athlete
Submitted on Mar 2, 2010
Help Plastics Make it PossibleSM support the Athletes with Disabilities Network (ADN) to promote a better quality of life and create opportunities for athletes with physical disabilities. Plastics Make it PossibleSM will match up to $25,000 in donations pledged through April 30, 2010, to help tomorrow’s athletes. Make a donation now! Did You [...]
Category: Athletes with Disabilities • Medical & Safety
Plastics Make it Possible Partners With The Athletes With Disabilities Network to Inspire Amputees to Become Athletes of the Future
Submitted on Mar 2, 2010
Disabled Athletes Hit Their Stride with the Use of Plastic-Based Active Prostheses That Are Lighter, Stronger and More Effective Than Ever.
Category: Athletes with Disabilities • Events • Medical & Safety • Press Room
Plastics Help Amputees Participate In Favorite Pastimes and Sports
Submitted on Mar 2, 2010
Prostheses have been used for centuries, dating back to Ancient Egypt, to help people who have lost limbs due to trauma, illness or birth defects. Early designs were made primarily from basic materials, such as wood, leather and fabric. Today, modern prosthetic limbs are lighter, stronger, and more life-like than ever before – thanks in part [...]
Category: Athletes with Disabilities • Medical & Safety
Plastic Patients Train Future Medics
Submitted on Feb 25, 2010
The use of a plastic dummy helps medics sharpen their skills.
Category: Medical & Safety
A More Breathable Layer of Protection
Submitted on Feb 23, 2010
Innovative Plastics Help Athletes Stay Safe--and Dry--on the Slopes
Category: Medical & Safety
Plastic Waste Transformed into a Life Saving Tool
Submitted on Feb 23, 2010
Forecasters at the International Builders' Show in Plastic bottles and bags can be converted to biodegradable surgical threads using a new process.
Category: Fashion & Design • Medical & Safety
[Video Feature] Plastics Make it Possible Winter Games!
Submitted on Feb 9, 2010
Thought you were fast, a good shot, quick on a sled? Think again – its plastics that help you perform and stay safe when you’re playing outdoors. We invited a few friends to experience the difference between pre-plastic equipment and innovative new plastic snow gear. Check out the video below to see what happened when [...]
Category: Events • Medical & Safety • Winter Games
[Video Feature] Planning a Winter Vacation? Plan For Safety!
Submitted on Feb 9, 2010
Winter Sports are a great way to bring the family together when its cold out, but be sure you have what it takes to stay safe. Fuzz Feddersen, three time Olympian in the sport of freestyle aerial skiing, explains how plastics are making winter sports safer in this short video: Fuzz Feddersen Talks Winter Sports Safety [...]
Category: Medical & Safety • Winter Games
Though most people focus on the color and shape of the frames, lenses are where the attention should be paid. Thanks to innovations in plastics, they are now lighter and more durable.
Submitted on Feb 3, 2010
Though most people focus on the color and shape of the frames, lenses are where the attention should be paid. Thanks to innovations in plastics, they are now lighter and more durable. Though most people focus on the color and shape of the frames, lenses are where the attention should be paid. Thanks to innovations in [...]
Category: Medical & Safety
