Ein jährliches Symposium fokussiert ein Forschungsthema als begleitendes Wissen
An annual symposium focuses on a research topic as accompanying knowledge

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    Francesca Aldegani, Christina Gruber, Natalia Gurova, Nina Herlitschka, Katrin Hornek, Katharina Körner and Julia Mag
    2015 May 11

    145 XPS slabs

    Also known as XPS, styrofoam or styrodur, extruded polystyrene wears the scientific name Poly(1-phenylethene). Searching for a way to replace die-cast zinc in certain applications, the inventor company found extruded polystyrene as a side product of war industry. Manufacturing polystyterene in the form of pellets began in Germany in 1931, but the company Dow Chemical (USA) is credited with the invention of the styrofoam process in 1941.

     

    Statement by Matt Edgeworth

    It was quite amazing to find that, in participating in the roundtable discussion on ‘Mensch Macht Natur’ (Humans Make Nature) at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, we were also helping to make a work of art. In preparation for the event, the floor of the entire room had been tiled with an unusual polystyrene-like or soft plastic material by members of the Landschaftskunst department.

     

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