and to quantitatively incorporate a functional group at one end of the polymer chain. In addition, utilizing the unique structures of the C1 polymers, success was made in preparing C1 polymers ...

Molecules like DNA are capable of storing large amounts of data without requiring an energy source, but accessing this ...

Eurofins Sustainability Services says its new testing method for recycled plastics in textiles is more accurate than existing ...

Polyethylene and polypropylene account for two-thirds of the world's plastics. But the polymers' popularity has an equally ...

The establishment of a polymer science ... and cellulose chemistry. Polymers are the building blocks of living systems and the early research on cellulose chemistry sparked a substantial growth in ...

By imitating the structure of a protein, chemists have now made a strong, tough polymer that also exhibits elastic properties. In most of these cases, the synthetic materials mimic the structural ...

Polymers are either natural or synthetic macromolecules composed of ... crack resistance and prolongs its useful life. Conducting polymer plasmonics provides tuneability but weak low-quality ...

This clip starts with a brief introduction into what polymers are and lists examples of both natural and synthetic polymers. It then goes on to describe what a smart polymer is, before focusing on ...

This clip starts with a brief introduction into what polymers are and lists examples of both natural and synthetic polymers ... they have to work out polymer names and structures based on monomer ...

Researchers have developed an inexpensive and potentially scalable approach that uses a commercially available peroxide to bind polyethylene and polypropylene together, thereby creating a more useful, ...

MIT engineers have fabricated a metamaterial that is not only strong but also stretchy. Their new method could enable stretchable ceramics, glass, and metals, for tear-proof textiles or stretchy ...