Plastic news executive BBS
Willem De Vos, chief executive of the American association of plastics engineers (SPE), attended BBS, a plastic news executive.
"The pace of change has been accelerating dramatically." "De Vos says.
The number of new products from 2004 to 2013 was comparable to that of 1900-1999, he said. One reason is "open source" technical knowledge. Tesla motors has Shared patents on its electric vehicles. Plastic research has rarely hit the headlines, but this is changing.
"Now some university professors come to us and say that journals must be open to the world." "De Vos says.
In his keynote speech, De Vos talked about the following:
Future smartphones will be made of conductive polymers that are only 1mm thick. You can fold your phone.
The combination of plastic contact lenses and electronics will project images onto your eyes.
Robots can walk and do the housework. He played Honda's Asimo humanoid robot, walking, talking and even running.
Driverless cars, structural composite materials in cars, and cars like India's mahinda e20 are used in hot plastic.
In the medical field, the robotic hand will replace the human hand, and the structure will be made of 3D printing.
The SPE is a source of technical knowledge, De Vos says. "We are the only big global organization that covers the world." He said.
De Vos points out that tesla motors has been at the forefront of sharing knowledge in order to promote future development.
