Polymers in liquid formulations (PLFs) play a vital role in our lives, yet limited attention has been paid to their environmental impacts. We wanted to change that, so we brought together key ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, have developed a method for synthesizing polyaniline—a conductive polymer ...

‘Thermo’ indicates that heat will be involved in the way the polymer is shaped, and ‘set’ means that once the polymer has been set in that shape, heat will not alter the form ...

The result is a highly ordered structure with densely entangled polymers between nanosheets, not only improving the mechanical properties of the hydrogel but also allowing the material to self-heal.