Tag: polymer

Lignin’ on a dream!

The paint can cool buildings by as much as 6°C compared to the surroundings.

Neat trick.

They're bending the rules!

Walk a mile in these shoes.

Sweet.

By adding fibers, scientists have turned a soft gel into a material tougher than many metals.

It overcomes a major hurdle in plastic recycling.

For centuries, chocolatiers have been trying to develop the perfect chocolate coating for bonbons, honing their skill to the point ...

This polymer can change shape and release tremendous amounts of stored elastic energy relative to its weight simply by being ...

MIT scientists have developed a material that can absorb solar energy, stores and release it on demand to produce heat. ...

When your plastic device breaks, there's basically nothing else to do but shrug, try to glue it then go on ...

A new liquid-infused polymer can make sure that medical equipment is bacteria free by being extremely slippery. This technology, which ...

Researchers at the Université de Strasbourg made a polymer gel that is able to contract similar to how a muscle ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way to enlarge and map brain samples. This inexpensive ...

With the finger or a force measurement instrument, no information is obtained about the bottom side of the material. Credit: ...

Stanford chemical engineers have developed a theoretical model that sheds light on the electrical conductivity properties of polymers. Their work ...

Say hello to drop-proof smartphones and whole new generation of plastic products that will be far more durable and strong ...

Ever since the days of the ancient Greek, people were puzzled by the fact that apparently, hippos sweat blood; this ...

Data storage has reached great heights in the past two decades. You can now fit in a typical PC hard-drive ...

This has the potential to be the holy graal of solar energy - UCLA researchers have developed a new organic ...

New tests conducted by MIT researchers working at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies showed nanomaterials could lead to better armor ...

Oil spills are one of the most devastating man-made ecological disasters out there. During such an outbreak, millions of gallons ...

Since they were first invented in 1931, aerogels have become widely used in the industry, mostly for insulation purposes, thanks ...

A team of experts in mechanics, materials, medicine and tissue engineering have managed to create a self replicating gel which ...

One of the cutting edge technologies currently used today in manufacturing allows for printing materials directly onto a surface to ...

When it's really hot and sunny outside, a black roof gets really hot, while a white roof reflects rays from ...

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA for short) is a thermoplastic and transparent plastic that's called acrylic glass for short. In the not ...