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Covestro Inaugurates Pilot Plant in Leverkusen to Advance Chemical Recycling of High-Performance Vulkollan® Elastomers, Targeting 90% Mass Recovery and 66% Carbon Reduction
Covestro Germany Overview Covestro has launched a new pilot plant in Leverkusen, Germany, to advance the chemical recycling of its high-performance polyurethane elastomer, Vulkollan. This facility aims to scale an innovative recycling pr... -
Huntsman Polyurethanes Reinforces Global Leadership in MDI-Based Polyurethanes, Contributing to Automotive Lightweighting and Extended Product Lifecycles
Huntsman Corporation (HUN) USA Overview Huntsman Polyurethanes is a global leader in MDI-based polyurethane manufacturing, serving over 3,000 customers worldwide with highly versatile polymer solutions. Polyurethanes are utilized in a br... -
Cobalt-Catalyzed Polymerization Enables Switchable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesion with Soft Methacrylate Nematic Elastomers
ACS Publications USA Overview Recent research demonstrates that cobalt-catalyzed chain transfer polymerization (Co-CTP) is an effective strategy for designing soft methacrylate nematic elastomers optimal for switchable pressure-sensitive... -
CHT-Silicones Unveils Silso protect 21190 A/B: A 2-Component Low-Flammability Silicone Elastomer for Electronic Potting and Encapsulation
CHT-Silicones Germany Overview CHT-Silicones has launched Silso protect 21190 A/B, a two-component silicone elastomer system engineered for electronic potting and encapsulation applications. This product offers robust protection against ... -
3M Supplies 5590H Thermally Conductive Acrylic Interface Pad for IC Chips and EV Batteries
Facebook (3M) USA Overview 3M is supplying its 5590H Thermally Conductive Acrylic Interface Pad, designed to provide an efficient heat transfer path between high-heat-generating components like IC chips and EV batteries, and their respec... -
Fabbaloo Reports 3D Printed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Technology Enables Programming Diverse Actuation Behaviors within Filament Sections
Fabbaloo Canada Overview Fabbaloo has reported on the development of a groundbreaking 3D printing technique for smectic liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs). This new technology allows for programming opposing actuation behaviors, such as ex... -
Royal Society of Chemistry Reports Robust Supramolecular Elastomers with Thermo-Shape Memory and Tandem Photothermal Self-Healing for Reconfigurable Flexible Photonics
The Royal Society of Chemistry UK Overview The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced the development of hierarchical dynamic supramolecular polyurethanes (HCn-SPMUs) that exhibit robust thermo-shape memory and a synergistic 'tandem ph... -
MDPI Publishes Study on Programmable Electroactive Bending of Dielectric Liquid Crystal Elastomer Sheets, Advancing Soft Robotics Applications via Mesogen Alignment Tuning
MDPI Unknown Overview This study systematically investigates the programmable bending behaviors of cantilevered dielectric liquid crystal elastomer (DLCE) sheets by manipulating their principal bending directions via mesogen alignments. ... -
Pusan National University Develops First 3D-Printable Liquid Crystal Elastomer Generating Opposite Motions from a Single Material, Expanding Soft Robotics Versatility
Pusan National University South Korea Overview Researchers at Pusan National University have developed the world's first 3D-printable smectic liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) ink that can switch molecular alignment during printing. This al... -
PMC Review: Soft Robots Powered by Sustainable Energy – Potential and Challenges of LCEs and Shape-Memory Alloys Explored
PMC Unknown Overview This review explores thermo-responsive materials like shape-memory materials, liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs), and hydrogels for soft robotics powered by sustainable energy. While LCEs show potential for signifi...
