Emerald Polymer Additives, a division of Emerald Performance Materials, has named William Broadhurst general manager of its polymer additives and nitrile latex product lines.

The 25 ml cartridge reportedly replaces a significant part of its plastic with wood fibers, thus providing a “greener.

Editor’s note: This paper was awarded the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s 2011 Carl A. Dahlquist Award for Best Technical Paper. Figure 1. Synthesis of DMCD-DEG Polymer Using Melt Transesterification Techniques

A Rice University lab has created a self-strengthening nanocomposite material.