The stuff that revolutionized F1 motorsports

composite material, monomer, resin, thermosetting, carbonization, prepreg, pultrusion, heat expansion, tensile strength, elastic modulus, John Barnard

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carcinogens, hydrocarbon, expanded polystyrene, general purpose polystyrene, addition polymerization, benzene ring, Eduard Simon, biodegradability, plastic #6, microplastics, 

The future of materials engineering?

toughness, tensile strength, elasticity, spinnerets,  natural polymers, covalent bonds, polypeptides, crystalline & amorphous, darwin bark spiders, golden silk orb weavers, energy dissipation

This is what makes your hardwood floors shiny

diisocyanate, polyols, step growth polymerization, urethanes, segmented copolymers, reaction injection molding

Strong AND heat-resistant!

aramid, aromatic, condensation polymerization, hydrogen bonding

Tires from Charles

cis and trans orientation, vulcanization, cross-linking, elasticity, isomerism, glass transition state temperature, resilience, Charles Goodyear

The world's strongest fiber!

gel spinning, Polyethylene, strength, chains, tensile strength, elastic modulus, abrasion resistance, heat conductivity 

The first synthetic plastic!