Tag: Research
New Lightweight Material is Stronger than Steel
The new substance is the result of a feat thought to be impossible: polymerizing a material in two dimensions.
Using a novel polymerization process, MIT...
A Block Copolymer that could Enable Safer, more Stable Batteries
Polymers — Better battery electrolytes
New polymer materials under development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could enable safer, more stable batteries needed for electric vehicles...
Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Tons of Waste
An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries...
Leaf-inspired bioplastic shrugs off liquids and biodegrades in soil
By Ben Coxworth
February 09, 2022
If you're designing a plastic for applications such as food packaging, you want it to stay clean but you don't want it to...
RESEARCHERS EXPLORE NEW POLYMERS FOR 3D PRINTING CARTILAGE
Researchers from the University of Coimbra have released a new study exploring the potential of different polymers for 3D printing cartilage for biomedical applications.
The...
UNDER PRESSURE: A NEW THEORY LETS US PREDICT WHEN SOFT MATERIALS...
Research led by UMass Amherst has major implications for polymer engineering
Researchers led by a team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced a...
Stronger materials could bloom with new images of plastic flow
Imagine dropping a tennis ball onto a bedroom mattress. The tennis ball will bend the mattress a bit, but not permanently – pick the...
A periodic table of molecular knots
Consider a short piece of rope—could you guess which knots are more likely to form if you crumple and shake it? Synthetic chemists have...
