plastic innovation
Fog Mountain Uses Innovative Plastic Wine Bottles
Read More“Plastic Plane” Shows at the Farnborough Airshow
Submitted on Aug 5, 2010
Boeing’s revolutionary new “plastic plane,” the 787 Dreamliner, which is the first plane to be made from 50% carbon fibre composite material shows at the Farnborough Airshow.
Category: Cars & Transportation • Future Technologies
[VIDEO] Renowned Chocolatier, Jacques Torres, Touts Plastic Silicone Baking Molds
Submitted on Aug 4, 2010
Renowned Chocolatier, Jacques Torres, explains why plastic silicone baking molds are essential to making the finest chocolates.
Category: Aspen Food & Wine • Events • Smart Packaging
X Games Competitors Rely on Plastics
Submitted on Jul 23, 2010
Since debuting in Rhode Island in 1995, the X Games have become a global phenomenon, drawing millions of TV viewers for “extreme sports” competitions such as skateboarding, motocross and BMX. From Tony Hawk landing the first 900 (a 2.5 revolution aerial spin on a skateboard), to Travis Pastrana nailing the first double back flip on [...]
Category: Medical & Safety
Lean, Green Machines
Submitted on Jul 20, 2010
How plastics help hybrid cars save fuel Hybrid cars save fuel primarily through the use of lighter, space-saving gasoline engines, coupled with batteries and electric motors that boost performance without adding lots of weight. But today’s designers of hybrid and electric vehicles also are relying heavily on plastics and plastic-composite material [...]
Category: Cars & Transportation
Interactive Touch Screens
Submitted on Jul 20, 2010
Have you ever looked in a shop window and wondered: How much does that cost? In the not too distant future you may be able to find out simply by brushing your hand across the window. And perhaps even purchase the item online, right from the sidewalk. That would bring “window shopping” to a whole new [...]
Category: Appliances & Gadgets
[VIDEO] Plastic Innovations in Food Prep and Entertaining
Submitted on Jul 16, 2010
Lifestyle expert, Sissy Biggers, demonstrates how plastic innovations makes preparing food and entertaining easier than ever!
Category: Aspen Food & Wine • Smart Packaging
GUEST POST: Sissy Biggers – Summer Entertaining with Plastic
Submitted on Jul 9, 2010
It’s that time of year again. Summer was made for outdoor entertaining with pool parties, picnics and barbeques! Whether adding pizzazz to the party with colorful, shatter-resistant margarita glasses, readying the wine with a plastic aerator, or packing the picnic basket with resealable plastic storage containers, innovations in plastics can help [...]
Category: Aspen Food & Wine • Smart Packaging
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
[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
Take Yourself on an In-Home Scavenger Hunt to Really See How and Where You Use Plastics
Submitted on Jan 13, 2010
Whether you are aware of it or not, plastic is all around us. We walk on it, wear it, drive it and use it every day, perhaps without even knowing it. Whether you are aware of it or not, plastic is all around us. We walk on it, wear it, drive it and use it every [...]
Category: Appliances & Gadgets • Buildings & Homes

