As you all know, I am a leading plastic materials scientist. So, I became concerned when my children were taught clear lies about plastics at their Elementary School.
My response was to read over 2000 peer-reviewed articles on waste, litter, ocean plastics, microplastics, degradation etc. and...
Recently I've read a lot of news about plastic straws and a general push against single-use plastics. I get it, people want to do something good for the environment. However, these articles make claims without facts. It's shockingly bad journalism and irresponsible because decisions are being...
Dear Friends,
Many of you may know that I have been giving training on plastics materials for well over a decade. Well, if you are wondering how plastic materials work, then this is your chance to get free training. These carefully crafted videos are the culmination of decades of work and I...
Some of you may know that I have been giving training for companies around the world since 2003 via a third party. I decided to make my own recordings and this week only I am sharing one for free. I am only sharing the link here and would appreciate any feedback. Consider it a video FAQ...
Hello All,
Normally I post in the polymers / plastics areas and I am a chemist by training. Recently we discovered a very effective lubricant by accident. We have done testing of it compared to Royal Purple, a leading lubricant, and our new lubricant is at least as good. The testing was done on...
Hi Folks,
I had a request from a former colleague to make a thermoplastic that is milky white at room temperature and becomes transparent when heated. We managed to make such a material but I don't know what to call the effect. Thermochromics are well-known but that is changing of color whereas...
A friend recently made me aware of this page which contains very useful and easy to use polymer tools so I wanted to share this with you all.
http://webtools.sabic-ip.com/webtools/pages/toolsHomePage.faces
Other useful sites are:
http://www.matweb.com for free searching of materials by...
