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Article: RECYCLABLE "GLASS" THIN AS SARAN WRAP
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- USA TODAY
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- September 1, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright Society for Advancement of Education Sep 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The polymer ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) is changing the way architects and engineers think about building performance. It was showcased last summer at the Olympics in Beijing, China, as the material used to construct the National Aquatics Center. ETFE is an extraordinarily thin, lightweight, and flexible selfcleaning poiymer that, when used in air-filled cushions, is extremely strong (even when its resin is spun as thin as Saran Wrap) and has extraordinary energy saving, insulation, acoustic, light transmission, fire engineering, and structural behavior qualities. It also is environmentally friendly and can be very beautiful.
"ETFE foil cushions have recently become an important ...
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