Best-of-the-First-Year: bakelite billiard balls
Developed in 1907 by Leo Baekeland, Bakelite was the first wholly synthetic plastic. It found a place in almost every area of modern life, from ...
16 Apr
birefringence in film of polyethylene
birefringence in film of polyethylene
courtesy of: Core Materials link DoITPoMS, University of Cambridge The colours in the image are the result of birefringence and relate to the residual stress in the film. ...
23 Mar
bakelite billiard balls
bakelite billiard balls
Developed in 1907 by Leo Baekeland, Bakelite was the first wholly synthetic plastic. It found a place in almost every area of modern life, from ...
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