Building things so small that they are smaller than the width of a human hair was previously achieved by using a method ...

Polymer chemistry continues to evolve through the design and synthesis of complex macromolecular architectures that underpin a broad spectrum of advanced materials. Brush polymerization, a specialised ...

Scientists working at microscopic scales have relied on a single dominant fabrication technique to ...

Researchers at Cornell University have devised a new single-molecule microscopy method for studying polymers as they grow (Nat Chem. 2023 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01363-2). “We see every monomer,” says ...

For the first time, scientists have used ultraviolet (UV) light, a low-cost and readily available energy source, to ...

Emulsification and emulsion polymerization of styrene using mixtures of cationic surfactant and long chain fatty alcohols or alkanes as emulsifiers / A.R.M. Azad, J. Ugelstad, R.M. Fitch, and F.K.

Researchers continue to explore ways to improve the performance of solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) for lithium metal batteries (LMBs), aiming to develop more efficient and sustainable energy storage ...

As an engineering plastic having high transparency and impact resistance, polycarbonate (PC) is employed in eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, DVDs, automobile headlights and bulletproof glass. The ...

Cellulose, abundantly available from plant biomass, can be converted into molecules used to make a new class of recyclable polymers, to sustainably replace some plastics. Cellulose, abundantly ...

Biodegradable polymers are a type of polymer that exists both naturally and can be synthesized in laboratories. This special class of polymer is broken down naturally by microbial processes to produce ...