Polyurethane is highly elastic, wear resistant and durable, and is used, for example, in cushions, fibers, thermal insulation materials, dyes, adhesives and automobile parts. Polyurethane is an ...

Polyurethane manufacturing is a process conducted at high-temperatures under high-risk conditions. However, Near Infrared (NIR) analysis is a technique that offers a safe and cost-effective way to ...

A version of this story appeared in Volume 97, Issue 24 Manufacturers produced over 16 million metric tons of polyurethanes in 2015 via the reaction between an aromatic isocyanate compound and a ...

Jen Keane’s claim to fame is that she grew a shoe using bacteria, coaxing the microbes to deposit their nanocellulose materials in the shape of a sneaker. But she’s kind of over that. “I feel like ...