New glue sticks easily, holds strongly, and is a gas to pull apart
Research expands number of temporary adhesivesCredit: Photo courtesy of Nicholas Blelloch. HANOVER, N.H. - December 2, 2020 - Temporary glues ...
Tag: Polymer Chemistry
Separating gases using flexible molecular sieves
Credit: University of Liverpool Researchers at the University of Liverpool and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have ...
Engineering researcher receives EPSCoR grant for electrocatalysis work
Research will provide scientific basis improving battery materials and electrocatalysts for polymer recycling and water treatmentCredit: Russell Cothren, University of ...
A new website for the essence of COINS
In-body hospitals changes the futureCredit: 2020 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine Summary Open a new website summarized COINS's vision on one ...
Taking a shine to polymers: Fluorescent molecule betrays the breakdown of polymer materials
Credit: Tokyo Tech Nylon, rubber, silicone, Teflon, PVC - these are all examples of man-made polymers - long chains of ...
Carbon nanocomposites are now one step closer to practical industrial
Credit: The image was taken in the Laboratory of Micro and Nano Mechanics, CDMM at Skoltech. A research team from ...
Did early life need long, complex molecules to make cell-like compartments?
Researchers make functional membraneless "protocells" out of short polymersCredit: Fatma Pir Cakmak, Penn State Protocell compartments used as models for ...
Turning waste plastic into carbon nanotubes to transmit electricity
£270,000 award for Swansea teamCredit: ESRI, Swansea University The Welsh government is backing a cutting-edge science project at Swansea University ...
Microplastics in the death zone
Scientists find plastic fibres in snow samples from Mount EverestCredit: Baker Perry, National Geographic Scientists have identified the highest recorded ...
Research advances sustainability in surgical latex glove manufacturing
Credit: Meditech Gloves Cranfield University researchers in partnership with Meditech Gloves, one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality examination and ...
Oil droplet predators chase oil droplet prey
Researchers design system that emulates life-like behavior in non-living systemCredit: Zarzar Laboratory/Nature Chemistry Oil droplets can be made to act ...
Spintronics advances — Controlling magnetization direction of magnetite at room temperature
Scientists develop an energy-efficient strategy to reversibly change 'spin orientation' or magnetization direction in magnetite at room temperatureCredit: Tokyo University ...
Seeking the most effective polymers for personal protective equipment
Some polymers can resist bacteria; can they be designed to work against viruses?Credit: Morgan Alexander WASHINGTON, November 17, 2020 -- ...
Samara Polytech scientists developed an energy-saving method for producing composites
Materials synthesized on its basis have a number of important advantagesCredit: @SamaraPolytech Scientists of the Department of Metallurgy, Powder Metallurgy, ...