Infusing graphene foam with materials such as plastic, rubber and cement produces tough composites with a wide range of possible applications.
21 February 2019
Sulfur polymers that could replace carbon in plastics
19 February 2019Laurie Donaldson
Novel strategy to regulate foreign body response.
19 February 2019Sandra Camarero Espinosa
The problem of polymers and microplastics
18 February 2019David Bradley
3D-printed materials manufactured quickly and with improved durability and longevity
17 February 2019Laurie Donaldson
photothermal two-component shape memory polymer responds to enzymatic biological activity
15 February 2019Cordelia Sealy
antimony-doped tin oxide nanoparticles improve environmental durability and heat retaining properties of transparent wood
15 February 2019Cordelia Sealy
new type of electric field effect can control light emission from perovskite devices
13 February 2019Cordelia Sealy
By incorporating carbon nanotube-based electrodes between multiple layers of elastomer, researchers have produced a novel shape-shifting material.
13 February 2019
Researchers have shown that adding carbon nanotubes to a rubbery polymer semiconductor can increase its carrier mobility.
12 February 2019
Surface roughness can cause materials to exert different amounts of force on each other depending on if they're being pushed together or pulled apart.
12 February 2019
Scientists have developed a polymerization process that uses enzymes to convert furans into a green alternative to polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
6 February 2019