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Best of 2011 – Short Highlights From The Best Articles, Innovations and Ideas … It buys all its lumber cut to size, so there is no sawdust or scrap lumber as is common with other pallet manufacturing operations. This eliminates disposal problems and makes for an unusually clean atmosphere for a pallet plant. … Read more on Pallet Enterprise Machines Don't Fall Down Dead: How Rock'em Sock'em Robots Came To Be Suddenly, two plastic boxers trying to punch each other's lights out didn't seem so fun—or marketable. "We can't go with this," Meyer remembers Glass telling him. "It's just in bad taste now." Meyer, however, wasn't…. Click Here to Read More

by oskay Question by Bansuri Heartbeat: How can I control mice in my compost and prevent them from hanging out there in the future? I have been composting for a few years now, but only since last year have I been doing above-ground composting (I used to just bury it). I have a big plastic tube-like container that is freestanding and has holes all over the sides so the compost can “breathe,” and decompose more easily. There is no bottom and no lid. I put food scraps in my compost, as well as leaves from my yard and a good amount of soil to cover the food when it is added. I live in Montana where it is pretty cold from October to March. I know the mice are just bunkering down…. Click Here to Read More

(PRWEB) January 4, 2011 Advanced Polymer Trading, an international trading company specialising in the world wide trade of rubber and plastics, will be at stand D143 in Hall 4 for ArabPlast 2011, one of the middle East’s leading trade shows for rubber, plastics and petrochemicals, which opens at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) on January 8th. APT will be joined by technical staff from Mitsui Chemicals for pre-sales support on their ADMER product. APT has recently entered into a new agreement with Mitsui Chemicals to market, sell and distribute its new adhesive resin ADMER. ADMER adhesive resin is a functionally modified polyolefin that serves as a tie…. Click Here to Read More

BERKELEY, Calif. (PRWEB) August 20, 2007 ????Silicone hydrogels make possible a new generation of ‘super-permeable’ contact lenses that can transmit unprecedented amounts of oxygen to the cornea and, in some cases, enable 30 consecutive days of ‘extended wear’ without removal. “Silicone-hydrogel contact lenses represent a breakthrough over traditional hydrogel soft contact lenses, because silicone permits so much more oxygen to pass through the lens, which is essential for a healthy cornea,” said Bob Ward. “In fact, these next-generation lenses allow six or seven times more oxygen to permeate than previous contact lenses, which is why they are becoming very popular with both wearers…. Click Here to Read More

Wilmington, Del. (Vocus) April 13, 2010 Research shows that a new polymer ingredient for shampoo and conditioners from Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), delivers a 20 percent improvement in zinc, silicone, and selenium deposition. N-Hance? SP-100 deposition polymer can replace cationic surfactants in hair conditioners and is shown to push silicone to the ends of the hair shaft. ?We are very excited about this new technology,? said Dianne Leipold, global new product leader, Personal Care, Functional Ingredients. ?There is no other product in our portfolio that performs at this level, and our customers who are conducting independent…. Click Here to Read More

by yeetong Question by Ice: Should I seek medical help for a cut from a blade? I cut myself with a metal blade (scraper; was using it to scrap sticker off of a plastic board). It bled alot and didn’t stop bleeding even after I put alchohol/antibiotics(?) on it & bandaged it. The next morning I changed the bandage but it was still on the verge of bleeding –not clotting very well. The cut is about 1 inch? It’s pretty deep.. maybe 1/4 or 1/3 of an inch; on the palm/skin under the thumb.. it’s been throbbing too. I don’t know the last tetanus vaccination I got was. Should I be concerned & visit the hospital? or just let my body self-heal + hopefully it’ll clot & heal itself? Blade wasn’t…. Click Here to Read More

by oskay Question by I can’t find my buddy bars: what can i use to keep my stamps from sliding around in the binder? i’m using those like scrap book things that you fold the clear paper back and put like photos on the page,then fold the clear plastic back over it. but the stamps slide around in their and get messed up. i was thinking glue,but then it would ruin the stamp Best answer: Answer by jesseI would use double sided tape, or just normal tape Know better? Leave your own answer in the…. Click Here to Read More

by kaktuslampan Question by i can’t find my buddy bars: what can i use to keep my stamps from sliding around in the binder? i’m using those like scrap book things that you fold the clear paper back and put like photos on the page,then fold the clear plastic back over it. but the stamps slide around in their and get messed up. i was thinking glue,but then it would ruin the stamp Best answer: Answer by Lynn BodoniStamp collectors use hinges, which are special paper thingies that lightly adhere to the stamp and to the page, and they DON’T use those pages with the clear plastic overlays, which can damage paper with some sort of chemical in the plastic. What do you think? Answer…. Click Here to Read More

New Line Of Plastic Optical (POF) Fiber And Cables From LEONI Fiber Optics Allowing the use of plastic optical fiber cost-effectively in a wide variety of applications, LEONI Fiber Optics introduces its new standard line of plastic optic fiber cables Read more on FiberOpticsOnline New Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster Has Magic Roof, Plexiglass Air Guards Quick, who introduced the first automatic hardtops for convertibles? If you’re thinking Mercedes-Benz, you’re onto something. If you guessed the SLK Roadster, you’re right. The latest evolution of the model–the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster–is just arriving at U.S. dealerships. It’s got a few new features. The optional Magic Sky…. Click Here to Read More

by Pulpolux !!! Bizarre Plastic Surgery, from Elfin Ears to Rib Resectifin Article by Ben Goldman In a distant future, humans have become so obsessed with beauty that they spend mass fortunes of money to sculpt, mold, reduce and enlarge any part of the body in any way possible. Armpits will be injected with Botox to prevent sweating, ribs will be removed from the body to slim the waistline, and toes will be shortened for daintier feet. And all of this will be done in the name of perfection.So how does civilization avoid this horrific nightmare of a future? Actually, it’s too late since it’s already happened.And in order to give you a glimpse into this…. Click Here to Read More

(PRWEB) May 31, 2005 Fortune has been busy for the past few years test marketing a similar product made by their sister company in Germany. This technology has now been brought to the United States and production has begun. ?Made from MATER BI? material, this product has been proven to outperform anything else on the market today,? said Ed Gillespie, President of Fortune Plastics. ?COMP-LETE? passes current ASTM 6400 requirements with flying colors,? said Gillespie. Compostable bags and liners carrying the BPI symbol, such as COMP-LETE?s are ideal for collecting food scraps and yard trimmings for composting. They disintegrate and biodegrade quickly and safely and will not leave…. Click Here to Read More

(PRWEB) January 19, 2005 As well as providing the materials for innovative design, polymers make a significant contribution to other long-life applications such as pipes, insulation, windows, cables and floor coverings. Consumption of plastics by the building and construction sector in Western Europe is predicted to rise by more than 60% to almost 8 million tonnes in 2010. This increase reflects a trend over the last 25 years, which has seen the building industry increasingly use plastics. Polymers are used very effectively for various structural and non-structural applications in construction, because they provide long-lasting and easy solutions. In the future, there will be few…. Click Here to Read More