Today in Plastics
The airbags in your car and the socks on your feet have something in common with your toothbrush, bicycle helmet and home insulation: plastics. Today’s plastic materials inspire innovations that are helping to create tougher, cleaner, and safer homes, cars, airplanes, and hospitals.
Today in Plastics aggregates hot topics, events and innovations across a variety of sectors including: Cars & Transportation, Smart Packaging, Fashion & Design, Appliances & Gadgets, Buildings & Homes, Medical & Safety, Eco Solutions and Future Technologies. Come back often to learn about the many ways plastics are helping to create a future of endless possibilities.
Plastics Make the Cut
Read MorePlastics Move Outdoors
This year a quarter of Americans plan to make outdoor home improvements to get ready for springtime and warmer weather. So as [...]
Category: Buildings & Homes
Guest Post: John Register, Hurdling Adversity
Sports have always been my passion. My athletic career started early when I began swimming competitively at the YMCA in Oak Par [...]
Category: Athletes with Disabilities • Medical & Safety
[Video Feature] WesFeld Dress Designs Get Paneling and Structure from Poly Organza and Plastic Mesh
WesFeld partners Wesley Nault and Daniel Feld (formerly of Project Runway) show us the plastic mesh and poly organza that helps [...]
Category: Fashion & Design
Aerospace Leads Composite Innovation
Submitted on Jun 7, 2010
It was no surprise to see aerospace applications topping the innovations at the recent Paris JEC composite fair.
Category: Cars & Transportation
Less Plastic, Recycled Plastic Rewarded in Packaging Awards
Submitted on Jun 7, 2010
Dupont’s Packaging Awards Highlight the latest innovations
Category: Smart Packaging
Transforming Waste Plastic Into an Alternative Fuel
Submitted on May 25, 2010
Student researchers at Northeastern University have designed an apparatus to convert plastic waste into clean energy without releasing harmful emissions.
Category: Future Technologies
For Airports and Airlines, Creative Recycling Brings Cost Savings
Submitted on May 25, 2010
Airports and airlines have learned that recycling can help the planet, and their bottom line.
Category: Cars & Transportation • Eco Solutions
AriZona Iced Tea Gets a New Recycled Look
Submitted on May 25, 2010
The new bottle is 20% lighter than AriZona Iced Tea’s old bottle and packs nearly 350 more bottles to a pallet.
Category: Eco Solutions • Smart Packaging
First Railroad Bridge Built Entirely From Recycled Plastic at Fort Eustis
Submitted on May 25, 2010
The bridges, made of recycled plastic, will span 40 and 80 feet and are designed to hold 130 tons, or 260,000 pounds.
Category: Cars & Transportation
New Pouch Made with Plastic to Reduce Mother-to-Infant HIV Infection
Submitted on May 25, 2010
New single-dose pouches of Nevirapine rely on plastic to stay fresh and keep new babies healthy.
Category: Medical & Safety
Plastics Make It PossibleSM Helps Raise Nearly $50,000 For Athletes With Disabilities Network
Submitted on May 20, 2010
Money Raised Will Help Disabled Athletes Continue to Hit Their Stride with the Use of Plastic-Based Active Prostheses
Category: Athletes with Disabilities • Medical & Safety • Press Room
Plastic Innovations in Packaging Through the Decades
Submitted on May 19, 2010
Plastic Innovations in Packaging through the Decades From the invention of plastic in the late 1800s to the introduction of Tupperware® in the 1940s to the latest innovations in easy-dipping ketchup packets, plastics have played an integral role in smart packaging solutions that help us do more with less. Whether it’s your new electronic gadget [...]
Category: Smart Packaging
Plastic Seat Belts Evolve to Help Save Lives
Submitted on May 17, 2010
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that plastic fiber seat belts saved 15,147 lives in 2007 in the U.S. alone, making them one of the most important safety features in our cars and trucks. Compared to unbelted vehicle occupants, NHTSA estimates that today’s seat belts reduce fatalities by 45 percent and serious inj [...]
Category: Cars & Transportation
