The creation of switchable porous films from shape memory polymers opens new avenues in electronics and purification processes with precise pore control.
The mix of hydrogen bonds in cement and polymer composites is vital for making tough, strong and ductile infrastructure materials.
Integrating two different polymer forms can switch manufacturing of silicone parts to 3D printing and improve biological cell adhesion.
Polymers based on chains of boron are thought to have beneficial properties, e.g.greater electrical conductance than polymers used in organic electronics.
Polymer particles have been chemically imprinted with DNA strands by McGill University researchers – a technique capable of leading to new materials for applications ranging from biomedicine to “soft robotics” (a promising field).
A polymer chain organized like a string of Christmas lights could be key to future energy storage say materials chemists in America, who believe they have solved one of the major hurdles in the field.
Fluence Analytics' third-generation ACOMP improves polymer analysis, delivering real-time insights that enhance manufacturing efficiency and product quality.
Polyelectrolyte brushes – tiny scale brushes made out of large molecules and polymer chain bristles – could have potential uses in anything from industrial materials to medicine. But they suffer from a major flaw, like any soft brush, their bristles can become tangled and collapse.
There are numerous technologies with potential under development that can decrease energy consumption or capture carbon in fields including biotech, nanotechnology, materials science, computer science, and more. Not all will prove viable, but with some funding and nurturing, many could help solve Earth’s grand challenge.
A team of researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst have discovered the first steps toward attaining control over the self-assembly of artificial materials in the same way that biology develops natural polymers.
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