Discover how Procter & Gamble applies its cleaning expertise to develop advanced recycling technologies like LAZRmark, ...

An Ehime University research team directed by H. Shimomoto and E. Ihara has developed a new molecular design strategy that ...

Anhydride additive speeds up polylactic acid breakdown and could make it possible to compost the plastic at home ...

A biodegradable pressure sensor could help people with knee injuries exercise and heal faster, University of Connecticut ...

Polymer nanoparticles formed by polymerization-induced self-assembly inhibited ice recrystallization primarily through their ...

If you gave the average American a plastic toothbrush and asked them to describe where its materials came from and how it was made, they would most likely be at a loss for an answer. Though we’ve come ...

A person holds a giant carton made of paper pulp filled with brown eggs. Egg cartons made from recycled paper pulp are an example of natural polymers used in commercial food packaging. Credit: ...

Abstract: Electronic components and electronic packages consist majorly of polymer-based materials. Polymers are applied for various purposes such as environmental protection, stabilization, weight ...

Polymers today have a bad reputation – the word brings to mind microplastics, pollution, sustainability concerns. But polymers changed materials science by showing that molecular structure could be ...

In ring-slippage, the number of atoms from a carbon ring involved in a particular bond changes. Multiple ring-slippage in 18-electron metallocenes is rare due to their stability, but as seen in this ...

Researchers' new polymer strategy shifts a centuries-old engineering paradigm with a molecular design that doesn't sacrifice stretchability for stiffness. Researchers at the University of Virginia ...

ABSTRACT: Ultrasonic thickness measurement is widely used in non-destructive testing (NDT) to monitor pipeline integrity and detect wall thinning or corrosion without damaging the component. However, ...