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Release Nanostructured™ Chemical Technology promises to usher
in the next generation of polymers, pharmaceuticals, and coatings. Originally
developed to meet the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) demand
for light weight, ultra-high performance polymeric materials, POSS™
reagents, monomers, and polymers have been used in numerous applications
ranging from rocket motors to medical prosthetics. POSS feedstocks are
hybrid inorganic (silicon based) and organic (carbon based) systems, which
can be viewed as discrete, chemically modified particles of silica (sand).
POSS™ nanostrutures are unique in that they are truly nanoscopic
(one billionth of a meter) in size and that they can be used as true chemical
feedstocks rather than nonreactive clay or silica particles. POSS™ nanostructured reagents, monomers, and Nanoreinforced™
polymers produce turnkey technology that works in existing manufacturing
equipment, thus affording users of the technology immediate benefits.
Hybrid Plastics’ Nanostructured™ Chemicals are currently distributed
globally in the R&D chemicals market through Aldrich and Gelest chemical
companies. Hybrid Plastics, who holds all intellectual property rights
to the technology, is the only commercial supplier of Nanostructured™
Chemical Technology, and has joined with several industrial partners for
specific R&D ventures and product developments. The R&D 100 awards are sponsored by R&D Magazine and recognize the 100 most technologically significant new products and processes developed each year. Now in its 38th year, awards have been called both "The Oscars of Invention" and the "Nobel Prizes of Applied Research". Previous winners have included such breakthroughs as Polacolor film, the flashcube, the digital wristwatch, antilock brakes, the automated teller machine, the liquid crystal display, the halogen lamp, the fax machine and Fruitrim fat replacement. |
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Valley, August 9, 2000: Hybrid Plastics, LLC has announced receipt
of an R&D 100 Award from R&D 100 Magazine for its proprietary
POSS™ Nanostructured™ Chemical Technology. As one of an internationally
selected number of new products receiving this prestigious award, POSS™
Nanostructured™ Chemical Technology- a nanoscopic silica- and carbon-based
additive for plastics which offers more strength, heat resistance, and
decreased flammability than traditional plastics-was recognized as one
of the years most technologically significant products in the world. Entries
from many of the worlds top companies, universities, and research organizations
were judged by an independent panel of 70 experts from a variety of industries.
Winners of the award were selected for their technological excellence
and strength along with the value that they bring to the marketplace.