The Midwest was hit last week with a blinding snow storm that put an inch of snow on the ground every hour in some places and walloped the area with 35 mph winds. Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge last October flooded New York’s streets and subways and devastated New Jersey communities. Events like these can interrupt [...]
Events
Polymer Solutions Incorporated is involved in the most important international programs in the plastics industry. Whether it's at the World Polymer Congress, the Life Sciences Forum, or even at home near Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, PSI contributes to advancing the industry through presentations and lectures. Below is a summary of some of the events we've attended lately.
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FDA Seeks Comments on Limiting Weather’s Effects on Medical Device Industry
February 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
ARR! We’re Taking Over the Blog. Nothing Personal.
October 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We’re taking over the ship, err — blog! We interrupt our regularly scheduled, daily news blog to give you a preview of our free, upcoming newsletter. Hint: Pirates make an appearance. Not familiar with our newsletter? We feature special reporting — bringing you stories like electricity-conducting Jell-O, the how behind authenticating beer, and even donkey breeding. [...]
Virginia Tech Student Wins Solar Electricity Award
September 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
Solar energy production has its barriers to being more widely used, but there are conditions in the nation that create opportunities to store solar energy in existing residential power networks, writes a doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech University. Reza Arghandeh of Blacksburg, VA, won the best student paper award at the 20th International Conference on Nuclear [...]
Polymer Solutions Featured on News Program
July 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
Polymer Solutions was the focus of a news segment produced by WDBJ7, a CBS affiliate from Roanoke, VA, during the World Polymer Congress, held on Virginia Tech’s campus June 24-29. Based near the school campus in Blacksburg, VA, Polymer Solutions tests medical devices, plastics, adhesives, and rubbers to help manufacturers learn whether their products have the [...]
Virginia Tech Hosts World Polymer Congress
June 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
Virginia Tech is hosting the World Polymer Congress June 24-29 on its campus in Blacksburg, VA. More than 800 lectures will be given and 400 posters will be provided for more than 1,400 participants, 60% of whom are expected to come from 51 countries. The purpose of the event is to provide an international forum [...]
Laser Device Performs Delicate Surgery
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When surgeons use metal scalpels to cut away harmful tissue, there is a risk of cutting healthy tissue. This risk is especially acute for operations on critical organs, such as brains and intestines. Now there is a laser “scalpel” that targets diseased or damaged tissue while leaving healthy tissue intact. A team of researchers from [...]
Metal Hip Implants Could Have New Testing Standards
April 6, 2012 By 4 Comments
The possibility of new testing standards for metal-on-metal hip replacement systems could have implications for plastic implants. Reuters reported on March 29 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), because of increasing concerns about the safety of the metal systems, will sponsor an advisory panel on June 27-28 to gather input from scientists, researchers, patients, [...]
Like Human Skin, New Plastic Heals Itself When Wounded
March 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
At the American Chemical Society’s National Meeting & Exposition this week in San Diego, researchers described a novel type of plastic that has a property of human skin. The plastics can heal scratches and cuts so they may be useful as self-repairing materials on cell phones, laptops, cars, and other consumer products. The plastics change [...]
Recycling Plastic Beach Trash in Mexico
February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Plastic debris that washes up onto the beaches in Mahahual, Mexico, can stack up to two-feet thick at times. Locals fill large garbage bags on a daily basis with piggy banks, Barbie dolls, margarine tubs, juice bottles, and other flotsam that just keep arriving from various parts of the world with the ocean currents. Ecologists [...]
Emergency Systems Tested in the U.S. and England
November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Earlier this week, government agencies in the United States and England tested out emergency response systems, and the results were mixed. On Nov. 8, firefighters in London conducted a three-hour mock chemical attack with 100 victims to test their response skills, according to the BBC. The exercise was done to prepare for the Olympic Games [...]
