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• Temperature can regulate wetting properties of sprayed latex surfaces
  

  A Swedish-German research team has been using DESY’s X-ray source PETRA III to investigate how surface coatings can be made to attract or repel water using tailor-made latex nanoparticles. Being able to influence the wettability of surfaces during production is important in many applications, from t more

• An 18-carat gold nugget made of plastic
  

  ETH researchers have created an incredibly lightweight 18-​carat gold, using a matrix of plastic in place of metallic alloy elements. Lovers of gold watches and heavy jewellery will be thrilled. The objects of their desire may someday become much lighter, but without losing any of their glitter. Esp more

• Manifold developments on the market for butadiene

  Butadiene has been indispensable for a range of important industrial and consumer products for decades. Even though maybe invisible to the eye of the consumer, this preliminary product of the petrochemical industry can be found in computers, carpets, and various rubbers. Its use in tires causes buta more

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• The History of Single Use Nitrile Gloves
  

  As the original inventor of single use nitrile gloves, SHOWA has continued over the last two decades to bring further innovation to the market more

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• Dandelions as a new source of natural rubber
  

  More than 12,500 plants produce latex, a colorless to white milky sap that contains, among other things, natural rubber. However, this industrially indispensable raw material is found in only three plants in a quality required to produce high-performance rubber products such as car tires. more