essential₂automotive safety

From airbags and seat belts to brakes, safety glass, and electronics, the safety and performance of automobiles depends upon thousands of products of chemistry. But that's just the beginning. Chemistry is making streets safer, with highly reflective signs and road markings, and by helping to pioneer intelligent roadways that will guide you safely through hazardous conditions. Thanks to chemistry, automotive safety is in the fast lane.

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American chemistry produces the active ingredient in aspirin, classified by the World Health Organization as “essential” and responsible for reducing and preventing thousands of heart attacks.

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LANXESS Rubber—Celebrating a Century in Motion

It all started as a contest. In 1906, Elberfelder Farbenfabriken Friedr. Bayer & Co.—the precursor to today’s LANXESS rubber business— announced a competition to fund a method for “making rubber or a substitute with equivalent properties.” Chemists at the company were given just three years, until 1909, to develop a procedure and claim the prize of 20,000 marks. » learn more

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Staying Ahead of the Curve: Innovations in Windshield Treatments

In the highly competitive automotive industry, manufacturers are constantly trying out new technologies and innovative processes to stay ahead of the curve. Cars, vans, trucks, and other vehicles have all seen their designs radically changed over the years, with an increasing reliance on the products of chemistry. » learn more

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The Evolution of Retreads

Retreading has saved users more money than any other tire innovation, and thankfully, the quality of retreads has improved in recent years to the point where they provide comparable life and performance to new tires. » learn more

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Chemistry is essential₂roadwaysafety

Chemistry helps improve the safety of our roadways by making traffic signs and markings reflective, durable and highly visible. These qualities are especially important at night or during inclement weather. » learn more

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It’s a Trip! Chemistry Gets Us Safely From Here to There

Chemistry is an integral part of virtually every mode of transportation. Chemistry not only makes travel more comfortable and more energy-efficient, it also makes it safer. In fact, statistics show that the advancements in transportation made possible through chemistry have been essential to saving thousands of lives. » learn more

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