Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, ...

Polymer synthesis, also called polymerization, is the process by which monomers (small molecules) are covalently bonded to form a (usually long) polymer chain or network. Well-defined vinyl ...

A research group has developed SPACIER, an advanced polymer material design tool that integrates machine learning with ...

A research team has developed a revolutionary two-dimensional polyaniline (2DPANI) crystal that overcomes major conductivity ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

Solutions of 1,6-hexanediamine and sebacoyl chloride are poured carefully into the same container. Nylon polymer forms at the interface of the two layers and can be pulled continuously from the ...

The researchers produced this material using a new, highly efficient and scalable polymerization process. "We made a completely new polymer structure," said Northwestern's William Dichtel ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

Avantium collaborates with EPC Engineering & Technologies to advance PEF production, offering a licensed technology package ...

A team of international researchers has successfully created a new type of highly conductive 2D polymer, opening the door to ...

Polyisocyanides are polymers distinguished by their helical ... For the first time, they achieved asymmetric (chiral) living polymerization of optically active polyisocyanides using liquid ...