This issue of ASI is devoted to the formulation of adhesives and sealants and the raw materials used in that process. It also discusses technology for mixing adhesives, and some end-use products. So, to kick off this issue, let me tell you about one of the happiest days of my husband’s life and how adhesives are helping to ensure other people will also have similar days.
The location was the Indian Ocean, off of Rinca Island – the island of Komodo dragons, but on the non-Komodo-dragon side of the island. We were there to snorkel in a newly created national park set aside for the reefs around the island, the sea life, and also, of course, dragons. The moment my husband, brightly identifiable in an orange shirt, walked into the water, he was completely immersed in the joy of that experience. Sure, he would bob up occasionally to see how I was doing, but realistically for him, there was nothing during those days but the reef and the fish.