WATERFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Momentive) will present two technical posters highlighting the benefits of the new OphthaSil* silicone polymer product portfolio ...

To make a long story short, silicon is an element and silicones are polymers containing silicon and oxygen, and often carbon and hydrogen as well. Silicon: A Versatile Element Found in Nature and ...

A solution to injuries from slips and falls may be found underfoot—literally. The footpads of geckos have hydrophilic (water-loving) mechanisms that allow the little animals to easily move over moist, ...

Using artificial-muscle actuators, Stefan Seelecke and his team of engineers at Saarland University have developed a new self-optimizing conveyor technology that adapts itself to the size, weight and ...

MARIETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FiteBac Dental, manufacturer of patented antimicrobial compounds and additives for dentistry and medicine, partners with RDAbbott, a materials science and distribution ...

The silicone trends of the future have arrived, tariffs in tow. More accurately, the future has arrived for silicone—at once an unchanged material since it was commercialized in the 1940s and an ...

Advanced Rubber Products will be demonstrating its unique new Silicone Polymer Pin Type Insulators at the IEEE Transmission & Distribution Expo. The insulators are lightweight and offer easy handling ...

Cargill, a global leader in polymer additives, is introducing Incroflo™ P50 additive, a next-gen polymer processing aid (PPA) ...

We all know what the ultimate goal of 3D printing is: to be able to print parts for everything, including our own bodies. To achieve that potential, we need better ways to print soft materials, and ...

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