The miracles of science™

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Through science, the world is safer, more efficient and more comfortable – a better place. It is science that has provided the foundation for every historic breakthrough at DuPont since its creation more than 200 years ago.

 

Today, nothing has changed. It is still our unmatched ability to harness science to create new products, processes and applications that makes DuPont a leader.

 

Nomex®, Teflon®, Tyvek®, Kevlar®... the list of DuPont breakthroughs is long and impressive indeed, and it is growing. Never satisfied to rest on its past accomplishments, DuPont laboratories are, right now, developing the next generation of scientific breakthroughs. DuPont manages its research process prudently, striving to maximize outcome and minimize risk.

 

 
Overview

Take a quick look at how DuPont science and technology has shaped the company's past and is shaping it for the future.

 
Integrated Science

Chief Science and Technology Officer Tom Connelly chairs The Corporate Technology Council, a group whose sole purpose is to focus strategically on Integrated Science, exploring and exploiting the intersections of our scientific capabilities.

 

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Central Research & Development

DuPont investments in the scientific process fuel our success companywide. A key component of this effort is Central Research & Development. Here's a quick look at where and how we are focusing our research efforts, our core competencies, our collaborations and a special look at our most famous laboratory, the Experimental Station.

 

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DuPont Technology Bank – Licensing

Of course, with such a strong history, DuPont often develops more products, processes and applications than we could ever fully use ourselves. We must select the most promising to us as a company and pursue those. However, this leaves an incredible catalog of intellectual assets in our coffers from which others might benefit. If you are interested in licensing or purchasing DuPont intellectual property, read through this section to learn how that might be possible.

 

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Innovation in Action

A population that was once captivated by things like space capsules is now realizing that the key to the most important problems and the most exciting products lies in the world of molecules and microstructures – the world of science. Not abstract, theoretical science – but dynamic science.

 

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