The Stacks
How it’s Made: Polyurethane Foam Properties
Polyurethanes are a class of highly crosslinked polymers. They are largely thermosetting, though some thermoplastic varieties have been produced. They can be synthesized using petroleum and vegetable …
Continue about How it’s Made: Polyurethane Foam Properties →
Eye On: Adaptive Fashion
In 2023, we observed a concurrent rise in the integration of AI in fashion and the rise of smart/adaptive materials in sportswear. These integrations opened conversations around socioeconomic …
Top 5 Materials – February 2024
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite selections from this month: 1. PHAmily (PB3000, PB3000G, PB3420, PB3420G, PB3430, …
Material Pulse – Innovations in Color Technology
Color remains one of the most important aspects of any product when it comes to desirability. Our tastes change often (annually if we follow Pantone’s well managed pronouncements) giving us nuanced …
Continue about Material Pulse – Innovations in Color Technology →
Tradeshow Report – CES 2024
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) launched its centennial celebration at CES 2024, marking 100 years of fostering innovative through the promotion of innovation-friendly policies, tracking …
Trend Forecast – The End of Happycracy
Happycracy describes a society fixated on constant happiness, urging people to maintain positivity at all costs. While striving for positivity can enhance self-esteem, it often leads to neglecting …
Top 5 Materials – January 2024
1. Reselo Rubber MC# 1316201 Manufacturer: RESELO AB A fossil-free rubber polymer made from birch bark, saving the rainforest. It is FSC-certified and free from harmful chemical compounds …
Ask an Expert: Climate Resilient Interiors
In a recent article, Kongjian Yu, a Chinese landscape architect, coined a theoretical approach to flood mitigation called “sponge cities”. Yu’s experiences of flooding in the late ‘90s in China …
Eye On: COP28
Over the past 27 years, climate change has been at the forefront of UN environmental conference topics. With each year, the urgency of this conversation has increased, and at each conference, goals …
Industry Report – Packaging Innovations
In our newest material report discover which materials are driving a more sustainable and circular future of packaging design. …
Eye On: Recycled Glass
Glass is a versatile, high performing material that can be recycled multiple times without losing quality. However, for all its positive attributes and potential, glass recycling lags far behind glass …
Top 5 Materials – December 2023
1. Virustatic® Textile Technology MC# 1083501 Manufacturer: VIRUSTATIC A biobased, non-toxic, biomimetic antimicrobial textile finishing treatment that is developed to replace metal-based …
Material Pulse – Seaweed
In an era where our planet grapples with the staggering reality of approximately 300 million tons of single-use plastic flooding into our environment annually, the urgency to seek innovative solutions …
The ‘Sick Six’ – Update on proposed bans for ‘toxic’ chemicals
Last year the European Union announced their plan to enact the largest ever restriction on toxic chemicals as part of the zero-pollution goal of the EU Green Deal. Hear an update from our EVP of …
Continue about The ‘Sick Six’ – Update on proposed bans for ‘toxic’ chemicals →
Conference + Expo Report – Plastic Waste Free World
Alongside the Greener Manufacturing Show, this year's Plastic Waste Free World North America event united professionals across the entire supply chain engaging in vital discussions aimed at funding …
Continue about Conference + Expo Report – Plastic Waste Free World →
