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Natural Polymer Coatings on a Metallic Implant Surface Enhance Bone-Implant Integration

Traffic accidents, tumor resections, and congenital diseases can cause significant trauma, which can lead to large bone deformations and/or bone loss.

28 Apr 2021

New Plastic Could Tackle the Waste Crisis Head On

Plastics are a part of nearly every product we use on a daily basis. The average person in the U.S. generates about 100 kg of plastic waste per year, most of which goes straight to a landfill.

23 Apr 2021

Novel Polymer Ink Exhibits High Stability in Air and at High Temperatures

At Linköping University, Sweden, scientists have designed a stable, highly conductive polymer ink. The breakthrough opens the door for novel printed electronics with high energy efficiency.

22 Apr 2021

Scientists Invent New Way to Break Down Biodegradable Plastics Faster

With Army funding, scientists invented a way to make compostable plastics break down within a few weeks with just heat and water.

22 Apr 2021

Fluorescent Polymer Used to Illuminate Invisible Bloody Fingerprints

Careful criminals usually clean a scene, wiping away visible blood and fingerprints. However, prints made with trace amounts of blood, invisible to the naked eye, could remain.

22 Apr 2021

Chemical Process Provides Biodegradable Surfactants from Discarded Plastics

Scientists at the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center led by Ames Laboratory, have discovered a chemical process that provides biodegradable, valuable chemicals, which are used as surfactants and detergents in a range of applications, from discarded plastics.

16 Apr 2021

Chemists Synthesize Plant-Based Polymers from Biomass

At the Laboratory of Cluster Catalysis at St Petersburg University, scientists have produced polymers from biomass. The new polymers are different from others in that they can be recycled in a simple way.

13 Apr 2021

Glassomer's New Glass Injection Molding Technology

Glass is ubiquitous, from high-tech products in the fields of optics, telecommunications, chemistry and medicine to everyday objects such as bottles and windows. However, shaping glass is mainly based on processes such as melting, grinding or etching.

12 Apr 2021

A Simple Approach for Freeform Polymer Precipitation in Microparticulate Gels

Fabrication of 3D freeform structures of thermoplastics involving overhang (non-anchored) structures is successfully showcased by fused deposition modeling (FDM) and direct ink writing (DIW), yet limited in terms of applicable materials and conditions of printing.

9 Apr 2021

Researchers Design Polymer Membrane for Batteries Using a Drug Discovery Toolbox

Membranes that allow certain molecules to quickly pass through while blocking others are key enablers for energy technologies from batteries and fuel cells to resource refinement and water purification.

8 Apr 2021

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Plastics and Polymers News

Natural Polymer Coatings on a Metallic Implant Surface Enhance Bone-Implant Integration

New Plastic Could Tackle the Waste Crisis Head On

Novel Polymer Ink Exhibits High Stability in Air and at High Temperatures

Scientists Invent New Way to Break Down Biodegradable Plastics Faster

Fluorescent Polymer Used to Illuminate Invisible Bloody Fingerprints

Chemical Process Provides Biodegradable Surfactants from Discarded Plastics

Chemists Synthesize Plant-Based Polymers from Biomass

Glassomer's New Glass Injection Molding Technology

A Simple Approach for Freeform Polymer Precipitation in Microparticulate Gels

Researchers Design Polymer Membrane for Batteries Using a Drug Discovery Toolbox

Analytical Techniques Reveal History’s Tracked Changes

Beyond Lithium-Ion: Engineering the Future of Battery Technology

Understanding Excited State Dynamics with Transient Absorption Spectroscopy

HTF Fluid for Extreme Conditions

Maximize Efficiency in Semiconductor QA with the Dimension IconIR300

EDAX Orbis II Micro-XRF System

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Enhancing Environmental Testing Through ETHOS EASY Laboratory Flexibility

Temperature Calibration in UHT Milk Production

Building Better Batteries Series: Advancing Battery Quality From Discovery to Deployment

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Plastics and Polymers News

Analytical Techniques Reveal History’s Tracked Changes

Beyond Lithium-Ion: Engineering the Future of Battery Technology

Understanding Excited State Dynamics with Transient Absorption Spectroscopy

1Banana Peels Power New Green Route to High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

2KTU Researchers Develop Sustainable Smart Polymers for Medicine, Electronics, and Optics

3Precision Vision Systems Power Micro-LED Bonding and HBM Packaging

4Unlocking Solar Efficiency with a Breakthrough in Passivation

5Protective Industrial Products Completes Acquisition of Honeywell's Personal Protective Equipment Business

6Tescan at MC 2025: Accelerating the Art of Discovery

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