Biodegradable plastics are usually sought after for their ability to break down quickly. However, this does not tell us how ...

An ultrathin silicone film being developed at Saarland University enables pumps to operate without motors, without compressed ...

Antimicrobial resistance is becoming a global burden in human health and food production, so affordable new materials are ...

Supramolecular polymers have emerged as an exciting class of materials over the last three decades. Their solution and bulk properties are remarkably similar to those of traditional macromolecules, ...

ORNL has pioneered molten salt research since the 1960s, when its Molten Salt Reactor Experiment showed that molten salt mixtures could serve as both fuel and coolant in a nuclear reactor. Dai ...

A fungal infection that resists every drug a doctor throws at it. A bacterial outbreak on a wheat field that shrugs off ...

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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 ...

The Synthe6 Materials Accelerator is supporting a new cohort of polymer and materials science startups through funding, ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have uncovered a path to design superionic polymer ...

Ultramicrotome Sectioning enables precise preparation of polymer samples using room temperature and cryo techniques for ...

Whenever body armor comes to mind, we expect it to be heavy and inconvenient. However, there is a lightweight variant that makes use of 2D polymer material that is stronger than steel but as flexible ...