Tag: Polymer Chemistry

How iodine state enables organic synthesis at room temperatureCredit: Tomsk Polytechnic University An international collaboration of chemists from Tomsk Polytechnic ...

The new compound proved to slow down plug growth and enhance productivity of deposits Gas hydrate plugs not only obstruct ...

Self-assembling materials can form patterns that might be useful in optical devices CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Self-assembling materials called block copolymers, ...

Credit: Adam Malin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Materials--Soft drink science Oak Ridge National Laboratory has teamed with ...

Credit: Yasuhiro Kohsaka Ph D., the Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University Before you read this, look around your room. ...

Bottles of beer, wine and spirits contain potentially harmful levels of toxic elements, such as lead and cadmium, in their ...

Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Aerospace Engineering Additive manufacturing built an early following with 3D printers using ...

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in 3D printing with a ...

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Before designing the next generation of soft materials, researchers must first ...

Credit: FIGURE ADAPTED with permission from the cover of J. Phys. Chem. B 2019, 123, 21, 4587-4593. Copyright © 2019 ...

Transistors connected with twisted electrodes maintain functionality even after being bent and washed over 1,000 times and can activate LED ...

Novel materials made with FDA-approved components could deliver large payloads of active ingredientsCredit: Patrick Doyle CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT chemical ...

As cutting edge as electric vehicles are, they're still vulnerable to an Achilles heel - the very source that gives ...

Credit: Thor Balkhed/Linköping University Artificial muscles made from polymers can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen, just ...

A sticky solution could improve carbon capture materialsCredit: ESRI, Swansea University Is glue the answer to climate change? Researchers at ...

Credit: The University of Akron Akron, OH -- Three professors in The University of Akron's (UA) College of Polymer Science ...

Six-month accelerator program seeks innovation in the plastics, energy storage and recycling value chains Greentown Labs and BASF jointly launch ...

Credit: Younghee Lee If you've ever pressed a picture-hanging strip onto the wall only to realize it's slightly off-center, you ...

Snails secrete a mucous that acts like super-glue, allowing them to adhere to rough surfaces like rocks. Inspired by this ...

Credit: Kanazawa University Polymers reinforced with carbon fibers combine strength and low weight. They also boast significant green credentials as ...