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Polymers and soft materials news, May 2017

A newly-developed printable elastic conductor retains high conductivity even when stretched to as much as five times its original length.

31 May 2017

Using non-ionic polymer nanoparticles that shine different colors depending on their size, scientists have developed a coating process for coloring metals.

18 May 2017

Two new discoveries provide a way to ‘stencil’ 2D materials in precise locations and overcome a barrier to their use in next-generation electronics.

17 May 2017

Using an electron beam, scientists have patterned thin polymer films with individual features as small as 1nm separated by just 11nm.

16 May 2017

A novel artificial solid-electrolyte interphase made from an ionic polymer can help prevent capacity fade in lithium-oxygen batteries.

15 May 2017

Researchers have found a simple way to reduce the number of loops in a polymer network and thus strengthen materials made from polymers.

11 May 2017

There will be four awards of $2,000 each for Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia and Acta Biomaterialia.

11 May 2017

A new sensor molecule can repeatedly brighten when the material it is incorporated into comes under heavy mechanical stress.

5 May 2017

Molecular crystal lattice made up of fullerene molecules called fullerite has outstanding stiffness and hardness.

3 May 2017Cordelia Sealy

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