Polymers and soft materials comment, December 2017

New process makes new use of waste plastic

By combining pyrolysis and hydroformylation, researchers have developed a novel process for turning low-value waste plastic into high-value products.

New material that cleans decontaminated water

‘Engineered living material’ that decontaminates pollutants from water

New study explores how polymers go with the flow

Researchers used mechanochemistry to characterize how a polymer chain in solution responds to a sudden acceleration of the solvent flow around it.

Spangold A shape-memory effect alloy with novel applications

Organic materials for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries