The story of Plexiglas begins in the early 1930s, during a period of intense innovation in synthetic materials. German chemist Otto Röhm was perfecting his own version of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA ...

Thermoplastics are amazingly versatile materials. Apply some heat, add a little force, and within seconds you’ve got a part. It’s not always quite that simple, but as [maxelrad] discovered, sometimes ...

Acrylic polymers such as poly(methyl methacrylate)—the plastic used in Plexiglas—are durable materials with a huge variety of commercial applications. But the all ...

I am looking for a method to evenly heat a small acrylic (Plexiglas) sheet until it's softened, but not liquified.<BR><BR>Historically, when I want to bend acrylic I would use my propane torch and ...

The mother of a toddler who fell 20 stories to his death from an apartment in Newark has sued the building’s owners, claiming ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Coronavirus can spread everywhere, including in government offices. To slow the spread of COVID-19, the Cocke County Sessions Court Clerk installed a sneeze guard to protect her ...

Increased demand for Plexiglas barriers has led to shortages and price increases in Vancouver, and one business owner says that could affect her plans to reopen. North Shore Plastics owner Martin ...

"I started having a panic attack." A man aboard a Frontier Airlines flight en route to Houston had to be restrained by fellow passengers on Wednesday after he began kicking seats and hitting a window, ...