A new plant-based substitute for polyurethane foam eliminates the health risk of the material, commonly found in insulation, car seats and other types of cushioning, and it's more environmentally ...

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A couple of years ago, as I was cleaning my bedroom, I came across a wad of shriveled foam in a small paper cup. It immediately brought back memories of one of my high school science experiments. I ...

It created something of a stir back in 2022, when researchers from Aarhus University announced a new and inexpensive way of breaking down polyurethane (PU) plastic into its original components, which ...

Polyurethane foam, often used for construction, is difficult to recycle. Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Minnesota developed a method to upcycle polyurethane into ...

Earlier this year, new entrepreneur Alvaro Vaselli launched a company called Nuvanna that sells premium foam mattresses and other sleep products over the internet. Vaselli is marketing his new ...

You apparently won't have to count many sheep with this mattress. Will you get a better night’s sleep on a “natural” mattress? Earthfoam thinks so. The reviews are good and the Illinois company boasts ...

Together with partners from industry, researchers from Aarhus University have now proven that simple chemistry can do more than just extract important raw materials from polyurethane foam – the most ...