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SHELLAC REPLACEMENT
In 1907, a chemist tried replacing shellac for cables and searched for a better wire coating, which ended up creating the world’s first synthetic plasticA chemist named Leo Baekeland sought an alternative to shellac in 1907. His research led to Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic. This mat...- From Pablo Picasso to Juan Gris, titans of art world often relied on optical illusion to make their paintings stand outOptical illusions create a feeling of space.
- Why it requires more than simple bans to stop plastic menacePlastic has few fans, yet its history shows that is unlikely to stop in. It is a product that has succeeded despite much overt opposition, ...
- Cosmetics major Revlon to exit China, cut over 1,000 jobs over restructuringRevlon will cease operations in China and eliminate about 1,100 positions, including 940 beauty advisers, as it restructures its struggling...
- Plastics for Environment & Sustainable DevelopmentFrom practically zero in the fifties, humankind today consumes close to 175 million tonnes of plastics. We truly live in a 'Plastics Age'.
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