Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) have developed a new method for producing polyurethane without the use of toxic isocyanates, a key ingredient traditionally ...

Swinburne University has developed a fungi-based method to transform discarded mattresses into sustainable building ...

Every day, 50,000 mattresses are tossed in the trash in the United States. A relative of penicillin could be the cure.

Swinburne researchers have turned old, unwanted mattresses into safe and sustainable building insulation materials using fungi. The team grew a common fungus together with shredded mattress foam to ...

According to MarketsandMarkets, "Propylene Oxide Marketby Production Process (Chlorohydrin Process, Styrene Monomer Process), ...

According to MarketsandMarkets, "Propylene Oxide Market by Production Process (Chlorohydrin Process, Styrene Monomer Process), Application ...

Foam mattresses — which I define broadly as any mattress made primarily of foam (either polyurethane or latex) and without coils — are one of the most popular mattress types. There are hundreds of ...

Polyurethane (PU) started as a solution to a 1930s shortage, but today it's a key material in industries from insulation to cushioning. Invented in 1937 by Otto Bayer and his team in Germany, PU was ...

An environmentally-friendly preparation of plant material from pine could serve as a substitute for petroleum-based chemicals in polyurethane foams. The innovation could lead to more environmentally ...