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Polymers

Polymers

Making plastics less flammable

02 Dec 2019 Isabelle Dumé
Photograph of a large forest fire
In flames A new type of polystyrene is less likely to ignite when exposed to heat. (Courtesy: iStock/shauni)
Plastics containing carbon and hydrogen monomers can be highly flammable, and once they ignite, they

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Isabelle Dumé is a contributing editor to Physics World
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