Almost 80 years ago, Dr. Otto Bayer discovered polyurethane foam chemistry. Following a gradual start to market adoption, foam applications became common across industry verticals such as automotive, packaging, construction, electronics, bedding, and furniture. The most recent revolutionary innovation in the world of foam was memory foam, developed by NASA in the 1970s. In the last 50 years, substantive innovation in the foam sector has moved slowly. Innovations in the areas of comfort, performance, and safety associated with foam have been evolutionary at best.
