Tuesday 1 October 2013

Scientists Just Discovered a Key Plastic Ingredient – In Space



Scientists Just Discovered a Key Plastic Ingredient – In Space
Oct 1st 2013, 19:00, by Mario Aguilar

191v7f2g2rdssjpgNASA’s Cassini spacecraft just detected propylene on Saturn’s moon Titan. You might recognize the name of the chemical as part of polypropylene, the material that the food storage containers in your cupboard are probably made of. It’s the first time that the plastic ingredient has ever been observed anywhere other than Earth. Besides being a [...]

    







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