Materials
Consumer Overview of Bulletproof Options
Perhaps you have never given a lot of thought to bulletproof materials beyond their applications for law enforcement and armored bank vehicles. When you think about bulletproof materials, your thoughts likely center on bulletproof glass, bulletproof vests, or armored cars hauling away money. In fact, there are several materials that are used for bulletproofing, and [...]
Soy Candle Making
Consumers are demanding safer alternatives to the traditional paraffin wax candle. Soy candle wax has been introduced into the marketplace and is the biggest thing to hit the gift market in decades. Soy wax comes from US soybean farmers and is a natural renewable resource, unlike its petroleum-based counterpart. Soy wax also offers wonderful benefits [...]
A Long, Cool Drink of Arsenic
A report recently released from the CDC confirms what some “conspiracy theorists” have been saying for decades; that fluoridated water does contain arsenic! While this is old news for some of us, the general population might be surprised to discover that their drinking water could be increasing their risk for cancer, and no one is [...]
115 Years of Versatile Material – Plastic
Americans have John Wesley Hyatt to thank for altering the course of the marketplace forever when he developed the first plastic billiard ball. During an experiment in 1870, Hyatt discovered that celluloid – a combination of cellulose, nitric acid, and camphor – was soft when warm, rigid when cold. Possible uses for the material seemed [...]