Some beetles, such as Anomala albopilosa, strongly reflect left circularly polarized light (electromagnetic waves that ...

Researchers at Swiss university have developed a solvent-based process to recycle the plastic resin commonly known as ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Nature of Polymeric Materials ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 217 No. 3 (September 1967), p. 148 doi:10.1038 ...

Researchers in Sweden report a green alternative to reduce reliance on mining graphite, the raw source behind the "wonder ...

Craig Hawker's interests include design and synthesis of nanoscopically defined materials for applications ranging from ...

Soft materials and polymers are ubiquitous in our lives and form the basis of many advances in medicine, sustainability, manufacturing, and clean water access. What makes these materials unique is ...

Polymer chemists at ETH Zurich have discovered a surprising way to virtually fully break down PMMA plastic – commonly known as Plexiglas – into its monomer building blocks. The process remains ...

Chiral-structural-color materials produce color through microscopic structures that interact with light rather than through ...

He further emphasized, "This research is significant as it introduces a novel polymeric material that could serve as an alternative to LNPs, whose patents are largely controlled by overseas entities." ...

A research group has developed SPACIER, an advanced polymer material design tool that integrates machine learning with molecular simulations. As a proof of concept, the group successfully ...