Future Army vehicles could see an improvement in structural materials
Credit: Master Sgt. Matt Hecht ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Materials used for a Soldier's personal protection gear may be ...
Tag: Polymer Chemistry
Tight spaces tip presence of petrochemicals
Rice engineers' study reveals critical role of molecular confinement in interpreting NMRCredit: Arjun Valiya Parambathu/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 13, ...
UCI-led team designs carbon nanostructure stronger than diamonds
Novel plate-cell architecture reaches theoretical limit of performanceCredit: Cameron Crook and Jens Bauer / UCI Irvine, Calif., April 13, 2020 ...
Machine learning reveals new candidate materials for biocompatible electronics
Credit: Image courtesy of Kirill Shmilovich et al. Scientists and engineers are on a quest to develop electronic devices that ...
3D-printed corals could improve bioenergy and help coral reefs
Credit: University of Cambridge Researchers from Cambridge University and University of California San Diego have 3D printed coral-inspired structures that ...
Development of a sticker that indicates whether cold-chain food products have gone bad
This sticker creates an image on it when exposed to room temperature; high demand is expected due to rapid growth ...
Coffee grounds show promise as wood substitute in producing cellulose nanofibers
Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers at Yokohama National University (YNU) meticulously examined cellulose nanofibers extracted from spent coffee grounds, identifying ...
A combined optical transmitter and receiver
Bidirectional optical signal transmission between two identical devices using perovskite diodesCredit: Magnus Johansson Researchers at Linköping University, together with colleagues ...
New supramolecular copolymers driven by self-sorting of molecules
Credit: Shiki Yagai Researchers in Japan have succeeded in creating a new type of helicoidal supramolecular polymer. The process and ...
Stable perovskite LEDs one step closer
Perovskite-molecule composite thin films for efficient and stable light-emitting diodesCredit: Magnus Johansson Researchers at Linköping University, working with colleagues in ...
BESSY II: Ultra-fast switching of helicity of circularly polarized light pulses
The ultra-fast change of light helicity is particularly interesting to observe processes in magnetic materials and has long been expected ...
Succeeded in commercial production of natural polymer from Eucommia ulmoides seed peels
Shifting away from petroleum-based synthetic materialsCredit: Hitachi Zosen Corporation JST has announced that the development subject "Manufacturing Technology for New ...
(Re)generation next: Novel strategy to develop scaffolds for joint tissue regeneration
Researchers in Japan develop a novel strategy for tissue regeneration, which is a better alternative to conventional tissue regeneration methodsCredit: ...
Better, safer batteries
A new battery chemistry promises safer high-voltage lithium-ion batteriesCredit: © 2020 Yamada et al. For the first time, researchers who ...
Why does your cotton towel get stiff after natural drying?
Credit: J. Surfact Deterg (2016), 19, 183 The remaining "bound water" on cotton surfaces cross-link single fibers of cotton, causing ...
Quantum phenomenon governs organic solar cells
Vibronic coherence contributes to photocurrent generation in organic semiconductor heterojunction diodesCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University have discovered a ...
Printing complex cellulose-based objects
Credit: Michael Hausmann / ETH Zurich / Empa Trees and other plants lead the way: they produce cellulose themselves and ...
Self-sanitizing face mask project receives NSF RAPID grant
Chemically modified mask design receives NSF RAPID grantCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- A Northwestern University researcher has received funding ...
Creating stretchable thermoelectric generators
Elastic conducting polymer composites in thermoelectric modulesCredit: Thor Balkhed For the first time, a soft and stretchable organic thermoelectric module ...
Made to degrade (eventually)
Marine biodegradable plastics with high strength and water resistance developed from starch and celluloseCredit: Osaka University The main cause of ...
