“Every work of art creates its own universe. And whoever speaks of a universe speaks of a whole built up on a space-time net-work.” -Etienne Souriau The development of plastics from the mid-19th century to the present...
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Sarah Simonovich
Trash vs. Treasure: Creatively Reusing Plastic Bottles
We all know the familiar idiom, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” The implication being, of course, that what one individual finds valueless could be of great value to someone else: one man throws away what...
Petroleum Product of the Week: Lego Bricks
Lego bricks are all fun and games until you step on one—then it’s game over. According to the Lego Group, who share some Lego facts on their website (“amaze your class with these awesome LEGO facts!”), on average, every...
PSC’s Petroleum Product of the Week: Vinyl Records
How are vinyl records made? It’s only been a few days since the beloved Record Store Day has come and gone (April 16, FYI). Record Store Day, as you might already know, is an annual event held on the third Saturday of...
Petrochemicals: Clearing the Name of Petroleum One Product at a Time
Planet Earth runs on Petrol It’s no exaggeration to say that the world runs on petroleum—and no, I don’t just mean automobiles. Petroleum is everywhere, even in places where you least expect it. And while new...
The Machine That Converts Plastic Into Oil
For years, one Japanese man has been hard at work creating a machine that will convert one of our society’s most common items back into the oil from which it was made. Akinori Ito, the CEO of Japanese company...
Matthew Blockus