Advances in polyurethane chemistry are helping revolutionize the bedding industry, reports Chemical & Engineering News.

It wasn’t long ago that foam mattresses were low-end products found in discount stores and cheap motels. That started to change in the 1980s, when the National Aeronautics & Space Administration released intellectual property related to viscoelastic polyurethane foam, more commonly known as memory foam.

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