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DuPont plans lab at German school

by Alex Scott
March 7, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 10

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Credit: DuPont
DuPont aims to develop lightweight products like its Vizilon engineered polymer, shown here in orange.
A picture of DuPont’s Vizilon engineered polymer in orange.
Credit: DuPont
DuPont aims to develop lightweight products like its Vizilon engineered polymer, shown here in orange.

To develop lightweight polymers, DuPont will create a joint lab with the Aachen Center for Integrative Lightweight Production (AZL) on the campus of RWTH Aachen University. AZL is a partnership between RWTH and 57 companies, including auto and aircraft producers seeking to lower fuel consumption. Already part of AZL, DuPont hopes that the lab will draw it closer to industrial partners and academics.

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