Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam is a problematic material, in that it's cheap and lightweight but also non-biodegradable and difficult to recycle. German scientists have developed a possible ...

A ban on sales of styrofoam products used in food service was supposed to have taken effect Jan. 1, but California hasn’t taken steps to enforce it. CalRecycle, the state agency tasked with ...

Dublin, Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Polystyrene foam Market by Product, and End-use Industry: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2030" report has been added to ...

The art of shaping a surfboard has dramatically evolved over dozens, maybe hundreds of years of surfing. From early pioneers who would fell trees and hack and carve them into a 15-to-20 feet long ...

Surfboards are elongated platforms used by surfers to ride waves. They were originally invented in Hawaii, where they were referred to as "papa he’e nalu", and made of heavy local wood. Since then, ...

There are more surfboard materials available to the consumer today than ever before in the history of the sport. Having options is a wonderful thing, but it can also be overwhelming. With so many ...

When you think of driving up or down an embankment, do you ever wonder how much foam you’re currently driving on? Probably not, because it hardly seems like a suitable building material. But as ...

Whether you’re a customer or a surf shop owner, this is the biggest question in surfboard retail. Many of us are confused with what’s what and why, especially with the recent introduction of so many ...