Expanded polystyrene (EPS) and extruded polystyrene (XPS) are both made from the same raw material, but where they differ is ...

Carlisle Cos. Inc. will acquire Hillsboro, Texas-based expanded polystyrene insulation manufacturer ThermaFoam LCC to add retail channels in the southern United States. Founded in 1978 ...

Clamshell containers, cups and other food ware items made from expanded polystyrene foam are popularly—though incorrectly—called Styrofoam, which is a registered brand name for styrene foam ...

Foam core insulation may be a popular choice for homes, but not so much for the environment. Thankfully, these eco-friendly ...

A new study overcomes a key challenge to switching commercial aircraft in the U.S. from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable aviation fuels. The study details a cost-effective ...

Expanded or extruded polystyrene insulation boards are best suited for floor insulation. As they will be installed underneath the supporting floor, the boards need good compressive strength to handle ...

In this paper, three HTS coils are fabricated with insulation, no-insulation, and metal insulation winding schemes to evaluate the thermal conductivity in the radial direction, on a same winding form ...

If passed into law, the Social Security Fairness Act would boost social security benefits to what CNN estimates are nearly three million public sector workers at the federal and local level ...