Chemists at St. Petersburg University create renewable plant-based polymers
What makes them different is that they can be easily recycledCredit: SPbU Researchers at the Laboratory of Cluster Catalysis at ...
Tag: Polymer Chemistry
Glass injection molding
Credit: Photo: Neptun Lab/University of Freiburg Glass is ubiquitous, from high-tech products in the fields of optics, telecommunications, chemistry and ...
A new agent for the brain diseases: mRNA
Credit: Department of Biofunction Research,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) demonstrate an mRNA delivery system that effectively ...
Designing selective membranes for batteries using a drug discovery toolbox
By binding specific ions in specially designed cages within its pores, a new membrane could enable more efficient flows in ...
UMass Amherst team discovers use of elasticity to position microplates on curved 2D fluids
Research is a leap forward in the quest for flexible ultrathin materialsCredit: Weiyue Xin of Santore lab. AMHERST, Mass. - ...
Making cleaner, greener plastics from waste fish parts
Credit: Mikhailey Wheeler WASHINGTON, April 5, 2021 -- Polyurethanes, a type of plastic, are nearly everywhere -- in shoes, clothes, ...
From dinner to sustainable electronics, the surprising versatility of crabs
Researchers from Osaka University report a sustainable nanocarbon material made from crab shells that are suitable for use in photosensing ...
Cohesive circuit protection for wearable electronics
Researchers from Osaka University developed a cellulose nanofiber coating that counters bending damage, retains electrode function underwater, and thus offers ...
Materials scientists use frontal polymerization to mimic biology, reimagine manufacturing
Credit: Image courtesy the Autonomous Materials Systems Group, Beckman Institute A simple plastic water bottle isn't so simple when it ...
Researchers first to link silicon atoms on surfaces
Interdisciplinary team develops highly efficient surface reactions / Results published in 'Nature Chemistry'Credit: Klaasen/Witteler Materials such as gallium arsenide are ...
Contact lenses poised to detect cancer, treat disease and replace digital screens
Newly-published "contact lens technologies of the future" paper reviews innovative uses for disease detection and therapy, drug delivery, vision enhancement ...
Fast-acting, color-changing molecular probe senses when a material is about to fail
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Materials that contain special polymer molecules may someday be able to warn us ...
The world’s longest bottlebrush polymer ever synthesized
Potential utility for the development of flexible, low-friction polymeric materialsCredit: NIMS NIMS and RIKEN have succeeded in synthesizing the longest ...
Keep it moving: How a biomaterial mobility may revolutionize immunomodulation
Credit: Department of Organic Biomaterials,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify biomaterials that can be used to ...
Identifying banknote fingerprints can stop counterfeits on streets
Credit: University of Warwick In 2016 the Bank of England introduced plastic (polymer) banknotes, alongside 50 other countries that use ...
uOttawa research team plays key role in global detection of COVID-19
Credit: University of Ottawa Did you know there's a little bit of uOttawa inside COVID-19 test kits used worldwide? That's ...
Tunable smart materials
Researchers at Osaka University invent tunable microparticles that can assemble into larger structures based on the content of attached chemical ...
Big breakthrough for ‘massless’ energy storage
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. ...
Researchers help keep pace with Moore’s Law by exploring a new material class
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Northwestern University researchers create a new polymer-based electrical insulation for circuits that could ...
Crystal structure prediction of multi-elements random alloy
Credit: POSTECH Alchemy, which attempted to turn cheap metals such as lead and copper into gold, has not yet succeeded. ...
