People tend to spend, on average, several hours a day sitting on couches, chairs, and car seats, as well as considerable time on mattresses every night. Polyurethane foam plays a major role in ...

Foam rubber—like the filling inside your couch—produces an enormous amount of CO 2. A Norwegian company called Agoprene thinks seaweed could be the solution. In 1919, an entrepreneur named Nils ...

Even engineers in the know who appreciate foam for its wide range of characteristics and capabilities are often unaware how versatile it can be and how best to use it. And if you don’t know much about ...

You apparently won't have to count many sheep with this mattress. Will you get a better night’s sleep on a “natural” mattress? Earthfoam thinks so. The reviews are good and the Illinois company boasts ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – On Canal Street, a family business has been helping New Yorkers tackle a variety of problems for three generations. The solutions? Rubber and foam. Homeowners, shopkeepers, ...

In the late 1980s, Dippin’ Dots introduced its “Ice Cream of the Future” to the world by freezing ice cream into tiny pellets with liquid nitrogen. Nike is now relying on similar-looking foam pellets ...

BALTIMORE—Wm. T Burnett & Co. has acquired Arizona-based polyurethane open cell foam maker Flex Foam for an undisclosed price. "The addition of Flex Foam ... marks an important milestone in the ...

There are two main types of gym mats to look for: ones made of thick rubber and ones made of foam. Rubber mats are more durable than foam, but might not be as plush. They’re great for workouts that ...