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Foams used in car seats and mattresses are hard to recycle – we made a plant‑based version that avoids polyurethane’s health risks, too

A new plant-based substitute for polyurethane foam eliminates the health risk of the material, commonly found in insulation, car seats and other types of cushioning, and it’s more environmentally sustainable, our new research shows. Polyurethane foams ...
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Physics of foam strangely resembles AI training

Foams are everywhere: soap suds, shaving cream, whipped toppings and food emulsions like mayonnaise. For decades, scientists believed that foams behave like glass, their microscopic components trapped in static, disordered configurations. Now, engineers at ...
Salon

Foams used in car seats and mattresses are hard to recycle — and pose health risks

A new plant-based substitute for polyurethane foam eliminates the health risk of the material, commonly found in insulation, car seats and other types of cushioning, and it’s more environmentally sustainable, our new research shows. Polyurethane foams ...
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International Tea Day 2026: How cheese foams are reclaiming their place over evolving tea flavours

While coffee is usually accompanied by thick foam with cute designs dusted on it, tea is usually served without it or has bubble foam. But occasionally, even tea has its foam toppers and one of them is the Cheese foam.