Researchers at the University of Twente (UT) have developed a new type of resin that can be broken down by the body. This new resin makes it possible to replicate important body parts exactly and make them ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Jun 09, 2009 4.7 / 5 (26) 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Leeds and Durham University have solved a long-standing problem that could revolutionize the way new plastics are developed.

Chemistry - Polymers

Sep 29, 2011 4.6 / 5 (24) 10 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research in self-healing organic polymers has grown recently, but one simple self-healing mechanism from more than 60 years ago has been nearly forgotten until now. Using this mechanism, which ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Jan 30, 2012 4.4 / 5 (25) 10 |

A research team led by a chemist at the University of California, Riverside has fabricated microscopic polymer beads that change color instantly and reversibly when external magnetic fields acting upon the microspheres change ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Jun 16, 2009 4.9 / 5 (19) 2

Professor Guillermo Bazan and a team of postgraduate researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Center for Polymers and Organic Solids (CPOS) today announced a major advance in the synthesis of organic polymers for plastic solar cells. ...

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Oct 19, 2009 4.6 / 5 (17) 0

A Japanese scientist said he has made violin strings out of spider silk and claims that -- in the right hands -- they produce a beautiful sound.

Chemistry - Polymers

Mar 06, 2012 4.8 / 5 (16) 13

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Leeds scientists have invented a new type of polymer gel that can be used to manufacture cheaper lithium batteries without compromising performance.

Chemistry - Polymers

Sep 09, 2011 5 / 5 (14) 4 |

The storage capacity of hard disk drives could increase by a factor of five thanks to processes developed by chemists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin.

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Nov 13, 2012 5 / 5 (13) 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists under the direction of ETH Zurich have created a minor sensation in synthetic chemistry. They succeeded for the first time in producing regularly ordered planar polymers that form ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Feb 13, 2012 4.3 / 5 (12) 3 |

An ultra-lightweight sponge made of clay and a bit of high-grade plastic draws oil out of contaminated water but leaves the water behind.

Chemistry - Polymers

Feb 04, 2010 5 / 5 (10) 2 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria play a role in myriad industrial processes from fermentation to cleaning up environmental pollution. But floating freely in solution, the microbial cells constantly multiply, generating ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Aug 04, 2009 4.9 / 5 (10) 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Crystals and ceramics pale when compared to a material researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered that has 10 times their piezoelectric effect, making it suitable for perhaps hundreds of everyday ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Sep 23, 2011 4.9 / 5 (10) 1 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- A promising new polymer-based method for creating photovoltaic devices, which convert sunlight into electricity, has been identified by chemists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Apr 01, 2010 4.8 / 5 (10) 7 |

Scientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins. A patent is pending on ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Jan 27, 2011 4.8 / 5 (10) 3 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- For centuries, people have preserved fruit by mixing it with sugar, making thick jams that last for months without spoiling. Now scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Feb 25, 2009 5 / 5 (8) 0