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Keeping it Cool: Energy-Saving Smart Windows
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Call for Nominations: Journal of Polymer Science Award
[Sponsored post] Submit your nomination for the 2019 JPS award.
Poster Prizes at the 2018 Polymer Crystallization Workshop in Genova
Three exceptional young scientists were awarded poster prizes from the new journal Polymer Crystallization at the 2018 Polymer Crystallization Workshop that took place in September in Genova.
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