The materiality exhibited by humanmade polymers currently relies on simple chemical bonds and the sequence order taken by molecules in the polymer chain. We now no longer need to rely on fate to ...

Safe and efficient hydrogen-carrying and -storing materials are in high demand for future hydrogen-based energy systems. Series of hydrogen carriers have been studied and examined, such as organic ...

This is an image of glassomer. Glassomer can be milled, turnered, lasered or processed in CNC machines - just like a conventional polymer. (Image: Markus Breig, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) ...

Pure quartz glass is highly transparent and resistant to thermal, physical, and chemical impacts. These are optimum prerequisites for use in optics, data technology or medical engineering. For ...

Compositionally asymmetric diblock copolymers provide an attractive platform for understanding the emergence of tetragonally close-packed, Frank–Kasper phases in soft matter. Block-polymer phase ...

A 3D rendering captured using a confocal microscope shows the development of serpentine “cables” as non-motile E. coli bacterial cells proliferate in a polymeric solution. Scientists at Caltech and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Scientists have created the plastic equivalent of steel—with all ...

Light as plastic, stronger than steel, and more difficult to deform than bulletproof glass. “We don’t usually think of plastics as being something that you could use to support a building,” says MIT ...

Polymers are also called macromolecules, being very large organic molecules composed of an extremely high number of repeating smaller units called monomers. Their applications are widespread, and ...

Manufactured polymers are ubiquitous in our 21st Century lives. The large molecules - long chains of smaller molecules bonded together, form any synthetic clothing you might be wearing, rubbers and ...