Modern polymer materials face a fundamental challenge: they must remain strong and durable during use, yet ideally degrade ...

As electronics demand higher energy density, one component has proved challenging to shrink: the capacitor. Making a smaller ...

Supramolecular polymers have emerged as an exciting class of materials over the last three decades. Their solution and bulk properties are remarkably similar to those of traditional macromolecules, ...

Modern portable and wearable electronic devices increasingly integrate high-performance components and wireless communication technologies. While this integration enhances functionality, it also ...

Following numerous experiments, the researchers developed a new model to predict the microscopic structure of the materials as well as their properties. Polymers are long-chain molecules.

Researchers have identified a key flaw in safer battery materials that limits how efficiently ...

The team explored the mechanisms that allowed the AP hydrogel to firmly bond with other methacrylate-based UV curable polymers. For this, they prepared the AP hydrogel precursor solution by mixing the ...

CPL-active polymeric materials are superior in terms of scalability, flexibility, 3D stacking ability, and film-forming properties. CPL can be produced directly using chiral luminescent materials, ...

Researchers describe a new polymer structure called a bilayer-folded mesophase that has been discovered through a random copolymer sequence. Polymers, large molecules made up of repeating smaller ...

Rebecca Trager meets an organic chemist catalysing the search for BPA replacements by connecting synthetic chemists, data ...

The structure of semi-crystalline polymers largely depends on how strongly their molecular chains are entangled. Following numerous experiments, researchers developed a new model to predict the ...