- Hands on Plastics
Providing teachers with NSES-compliant lesson plans, information on plastics, and activities guide.
www.handsonplastics.com
- 100% Solids Polyurethane Coatings Technology Forum
Includes articles, information, and a message board.
www.geocities.com/pucoating/forum.htm
- Beyond Discovery: Polymers and People
Explores the history of polymer research and the increasing role of polymers in medicine.
www.beyonddiscovery.org/beyond/beyonddiscovery.nsf/web/polymers?OpenDocumen...
- Polymers and Liquid Crystals
Information about the structure and applications of polymers, liquid crystals, polymer liquid crystals, and polymer dispersed liquid crystals.
abalone.cwru.edu
- Polymer Science
Polymer education programs and career opportunities.
www.polymer.org
- Ordering of Polymers
Simulated dissipative particle dynamics. Explains and shows the phase separation phenomena of polymers and block copolymers.
molsim.ch.umist.ac.uk/otterw/main.shtml
- Plastics Academy Hall of Fame
Established to recognize those Americans who, through dedication, work, and accomplishment have contributed most significantly to the growth and success of the plastics industry.
www.plasticshalloffame.com
- Scientific American: How Green Are Green Plastics?
It is now technologically possible to make plastics using green plants rather than nonrenewable fossil fuels. Yet these new plastics may not be the environmental saviors researchers have hoped for.
www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0000D61F-E193-1C73-9B81809EC588EF21&cat...
- New Scientist: Slime
Where would we be without it?
www.newscientist.com/slime
- Science@Nasa: Guiding Light
July 2003 article from NASA about a scientific development that uses droplets of liquid crystals to manipulate light beams. Gives an overview of the technique and its possible applications.
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/25jul_colloids.htm
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