Plastic, sustainable and quick: Road idea seeks takeoff
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 12:00
in Physics & Chemistry
The word "plastic" has a general—and rather unpopular—connotation of everything that is not green and not sustainable. (Plastics supporters point out that only 4 percent of the world's oil production is used for plastics and much less energy is used to produce it, compared to other materials. Plastics are durable yet lightweight and thus save weight in cars, aircraft, packaging and pipework.)