Since we know about Teflon flu from the PTFEs in the cookware’s coating, we reconnected with Megan Liu, science and policy ...

The illness occurs when fumes from an overheated Teflon or nonstick pan are inhaled. Nonstick pans are made with polytetrafluoroethylene (also known as PTFE). PTFE's are known as "forever ...

[Andy Pugh] found himself in need of a large linear slide, so he resorted to making his own with steel square tubing and a bit of PTFE (Teflon). The PTFE slider/spacers [Andy] needed a compact ...

Plastic tubing is tubing constructed from plastic compounds for use in fluid flow or structural systems, or as insulation or sheathing for electrical or heating assemblies. Plastic tube is lightweight ...

With regard to substrate compatibility, some Teflon tapes are designed for use with pipes, tubes, or conduits made of aluminum, black iron, or brass. Other PTFE thread seal tape adheres to chrome, ...

Instead a very different type of electronic component ruled the roost, the vaccum tube. A set of electrodes in an evacuated glass envelope whose electrical properties depended on the modulation of ...

In this series, Sharon Lerner exposes DuPont’s multi-decade cover-up of the severe harms to health associated with a chemical known as PFOA, or C8, and associated compounds such as PFOS and GenX.

Over the years, solar tube lighting systems have become popular modern lighting solutions. And when it comes to using this eco-friendly option there are pros and cons that center on roof type ...

There are a ton of things out there that you interact with regularly that have the potential to make you sick—and many aren’t even on your radar. But buzz is building around so-called "Teflon ...

Another to see action during World War II was polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE, a highly resistant product today better known as Teflon which forms the non-stick coating on cooking pans.

Tube drivers have voted to go on strike after rejecting a pay rise that would take their salaries to £70,000 for the first time. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) voted on ...