A breakthrough method for chemically recycling acrylic—one of the world's most widely used plastics—has been developed by researchers at the University of Bath. In contrast to conventional mechanical ...

Acrylic resins are economical, effective, and transparent materials. At room temperature, these plastics are ductile and are derived from products such as acrylic acid obtained from polypropylene, ...

If anything ends up on the beds of hobbyist-grade laser cutters more often than birch plywood, it’s probably sheets of acrylic. There’s something strangely satisfying about watching a laser beam trace ...

I’m often asked for suggestions on how to get a clear routed edge finish on acrylic. This is usually an application for displays, awards, and advertising specialties where the edge of the product is ...

[Julius Curt] needed to mark acrylic panels with a bit more clarity than the usual way of rastering the surface, so they attempted to 3D print directly to an acrylic sheet, which worked perfectly. The ...

Aquariums have become big attractions at some of the largest venues on the planet. Think of Walt Disney World; the largest mall in the world in Dubai; the AquaDom in Berlin, Germany, which has a ...

This week's Paris Air Show was the launch pad for a new breed of plastic airplane passenger-cabin windows, with the supplier, who developed the material used and manufactured the windows, claiming it ...

When selecting large acrylic sheets for construction, interior design, retail displays, or DIY projects, choosing the right ...