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Tag: POLYMER CHEMISTRY
University of Delaware startup awarded $3.4M in Department of Energy funding
Funding will help advance and commercialize a new class of polymer membranes to make fuels cells much more economical
Trinity scientists engineer ‘Venus flytrap’ bio-sensors to snare pollutants
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have created a suite of new biological sensors by chemically re-engineering pigments to act like tiny Venus flytraps. The sensors are able to detect and grab specific molecules, such as pollutants, and will soon have…
Trinity scientists engineer ‘Venus flytrap’ bio-sensors to snare pollutants
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have created a suite of new biological sensors by chemically re-engineering pigments to act like tiny Venus flytraps. The sensors are able to detect and grab specific molecules, such as pollutants, and will soon have…
Army project may lead to new class of high-performance materials
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Synthetic biologists working on a U.S. Army project have developed a process that could lead to a new class of synthetic polymers that may create new high-performance materials and therapeutics for Soldiers. Nature Communications published…
Army project may lead to new class of high-performance materials
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Synthetic biologists working on a U.S. Army project have developed a process that could lead to a new class of synthetic polymers that may create new high-performance materials and therapeutics for Soldiers. Nature Communications published…
Drexel researchers create and stabilize pure polymeric nitrogen using plasma
Producing polymeric nitrogen at near-ambient conditions is a new trick for liquid plasma
Drexel researchers create and stabilize pure polymeric nitrogen using plasma
Producing polymeric nitrogen at near-ambient conditions is a new trick for liquid plasma
Turning waste heat into hydrogen fuel
Using waste heat helps cut cost of producing hydrogen
Bottlebrushes rise up to control coatings
Rice University engineers find bottlebrush copolymers can be tailored for applications
Turning waste heat into hydrogen fuel
Using waste heat helps cut cost of producing hydrogen
Bottlebrushes rise up to control coatings
Rice University engineers find bottlebrush copolymers can be tailored for applications
Theoretical tubulanes inspire ultrahard polymers
Rice University-printed sample is full of holes, but stops bullets better than solid materials
Theoretical tubulanes inspire ultrahard polymers
Rice University-printed sample is full of holes, but stops bullets better than solid materials
Getting glued in the sea
New bio-inspired hydrogels can act like superglue in highly ionic environments such as seawater, overcoming issues in currently available marine adhesives. Scientists have been working on developing adhesives for the marine environment that are inspired by organisms that fix themselves…
Getting glued in the sea
New bio-inspired hydrogels can act like superglue in highly ionic environments such as seawater, overcoming issues in currently available marine adhesives. Scientists have been working on developing adhesives for the marine environment that are inspired by organisms that fix themselves…
Spero Renewables signs $2 million DOE agreement to advance ‘wood-based’ plastic technology
Plastic-made surplus wood shown to be as strong as steel but light weight and more easily recyclable.
Spero Renewables signs $2 million DOE agreement to advance ‘wood-based’ plastic technology
Plastic-made surplus wood shown to be as strong as steel but light weight and more easily recyclable.
Large scale integrated circuits produced in printing press
All-printed large-scale integrated circuits based on organic electrochemical transistors
Degradable plastic by DMDO: ‘Unnecessary’ component key
An efficient manufacturing method for multifunctional bio/chemo-degradable plastics
Large scale integrated circuits produced in printing press
All-printed large-scale integrated circuits based on organic electrochemical transistors
Degradable plastic by DMDO: ‘Unnecessary’ component key
An efficient manufacturing method for multifunctional bio/chemo-degradable plastics
Go With the Flow: Scientists Design New Grid Batteries for Renewable Energy
Scientists at Berkeley Lab have designed an affordable ‘flow battery’ membrane that could accelerate renewable energy for the electrical grid.
Simulated Sunlight Reveals How 98 Percent of Plastics at Sea Go Missing Each Year
A new study helps to solve the mystery of missing plastic fragments at sea. Scientists selected microplastics prevalently found on the ocean surface and irradiated them with a solar simulator system. They found that simulated sunlight increased the amount of dissolved carbon in the water, making those tiny plastic particles tinier. Direct, experimental proof of the photochemical degradation of marine plastics remains rare. This work provides novel insight into the removal mechanisms and potential lifetimes of a select few microplastics.
Catalyst switching means four become one
By juggling four different chemical reactions in a single flask, researchers at KAUST have combined four polymers to form a single multicrystalline substance. Materials that seamlessly combine multiple polymers potentially merge the best aspects of each material. The versatile new…
KIER Identified Ion Transfer Principles of Salinity Gradient Power Generation Technology
Identified ion transfer principle with reverse electrodialysis method which is representative marine
Polyamide kitchen utensils: Keep contact with hot food as brief as possible
BfR Opinion No. 036/2019 of 17 September 2019
Polyamide kitchen utensils: Keep contact with hot food as brief as possible
BfR Opinion No. 036/2019 of 17 September 2019
Polymerized estrogen shown to protect nervous system cells
Research could enable improved treatment of spinal cord injuries
New Pd-based initiating systems for C1 polymerization of diazoacetates
A research team in Ehime University found that new initiating systems consisting of palladium, naphthoquinone, and borate exhibited unique activities for C1 polymerization of diazoacetates, affording high molecular weight poly(alkoxycarbonylmethylene)s in high yields or regulating the stereostructure of the resulting…
Turning plastic trash into treasure
Catalytic method upcycles single-use plastic into high-quality liquid products
Waste plastic converted into filtration membranes
In a world that seems to be drowning in plastic bottles, recycling this waste into useful materials would help to reduce its environmental impact. KAUST researchers have now invented a way to turn plastic bottles into porous membranes that could…
All plastic waste could become new, high-quality plastic through advanced steam cracking
A research group at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed an efficient process for breaking down any plastic waste to a molecular level. The resulting gases can then be transformed back into new plastics – of the same quality…
Highest throughput 3D printer is the future of manufacturing
Rapid manufacturing on-demand could make parts-warehousing and expensive molds a thing of the past
Bentham Science announces new journal, Current Mechanics and Advanced Materials
Bentham Science announces the launch of the subscription-based journal, Current Mechanics and Advanced Materials . The first issue of the journal will be available online by the mid of the year, 2020. Dr. Q. H. Qin is the Editor-in-Chief of…
From ribbon to scroll: Gaining shape control by electrostatics
Controlling scroll-like cochleate structures could inform future drug-delivery strategies
Unique sticky particles formed by harnessing chaos
Branched particles stick to surfaces like gecko legs
Sunlight degrades polystyrene much faster than expected
Polystyrene persists in the environment for millennia, according to some international governmental agencies. But now researchers have challenged this common assumption with the finding that sunlight can break down polystyrene over a much shorter time scale, from decades to centuries.
How to make biocatalysts immortal
Efficient catalysts for converting hydrogen into electricity in fuel cells for the energy transition are often based on expensive, rare metals such as platinum. The use of cheaper metals and biological components that work just as efficiently has so far…
New production technique for high-performance polymer could make for better body armor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A team of researchers has found a new way to produce a polymer material called PBO, a product known commercially as Zylon that’s used in bulletproof vests and other high-performance fabrics. The new approach could…
Visiting professor collaborates with researchers on artificial muscles
The Army’s corporate research laboratory recently hosted a professor from Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering to collaborate on chemically-powered artificial muscles for the future Soldier. Professor Daniel Hallinan spent 10 weeks at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities…
New 3D printing technique for biomaterials
A new way of 3D printing soft materials such as gels and collagens offers a major step forward in the manufacture of artificial medical implants. Developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham, the technique could be used to print…
New metasurface design can control optical fields in three dimensions
A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a 3D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision. As they report in a paper published Oct. 4 in the journal Science Advances , their…
A filament fit for space — silk is proven to thrive in outer space temperatures
Their initial discovery had seemed like a contradiction because most other polymer fibres embrittle in the cold. But after many years of working on the problem, the group of researchers have discovered that silk’s cryogenic toughness is based on its…
New research identifies the strengths and weaknesses of super material
Scientists from Aarhus University and the University of Cambridge are first to measure and set guidelines for bolted joints using the up-coming replacement for Kevlar: the ultra-strong material with the catchy name ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
Boston College Chemist Jia Niu receives 2019 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
$2.3 million high-risk high-reward grant will support development of new genomic editing tools
Just add water: simple step boosts polymer’s ability to filter CO2 from mixed gases
An international team of researchers has found it can significantly boost an existing polymer’s ability to selectively remove carbon dioxide (CO2) out of gas mixtures by first submerging the material in liquid water. “Normally, improving the permeability of a gas…
Helping tobacco plants save water
Implantable Organic Electronic Ion Pump Enables ABA Hormone Delivery for Control of Stomata in an Intact Tobacco Plant
RUDN University chemists obtained new material for antibacterial food coatings
RUDN University chemists have developed a simple and convenient method for producing derivatives of the natural polymer chitosan. These derivatives are non-toxic and have a pronounced antibacterial activity at the level of modern antibiotics. These substances can be used in…
Stanford researchers have developed a gel-like fluid to prevent wildfires
A preventive treatment developed by Stanford researchers could greatly reduce the incidence and severity of wildfires. The approach, outlined Sept. 30 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , involves an environmentally benign gel-like fluid that helps common wildland…