Scientists in the US have blended a common polymer with a specially charged one, in a breakthrough that could potentially ...

Taking a shine to polymers: Fluorescent molecule betrays the breakdown of polymer materials. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 11 / 201124131134.htm ...

Composite adhesives like epoxy resins are excellent tools for joining and filling materials including wood, metal, and concrete. But there's one problem: once a composite sets, it's there forever. Now ...

After their initial success, Johnson’s team tried a second approach. pDCPD owes its strength not only to its long polymer strands, but also the dense junctions that cross-link them together.

“These components give us endless options for designing materials that balance strength and stretchability while harnessing the properties of inorganic nanoparticles based on specific requirements,” ...

New Polymers Engineered To Change Their Stiffness And Strength When Exposed To Liquids. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 03 / 080306183131.htm ...

The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets, MIT says, “unlike all other polymers, which form one-dimensional, spaghetti-like chains. Until now, scientists had ...

BioPEKK polymers offer strength, stiffness, and low friction and wear. The material's dimensional stability even under extreme pressure, along with its other properties, makes it suitable for use in ...

Pick up a button mushroom from the supermarket and it squishes easily between your fingers. Snap a woody bracket mushroom off ...

The printable polymer enables sand structures with intricate geometries and exceptional strength – and is also water soluble. The study, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates a 3D-printed ...