The interaction of matter with light has fascinated scientists for centuries. The field of polymer science has not been immune to this enchantment and progress in new controlled ways to use light to produce new materials is rapidly evolving to more sophisticated systems.
The use renewable resources to prepare thermosetting polymer films with tunable mechanical properties is demonstrated in a new paper. These exciting results highlight the possibility of combining two structurally different renewable materials to prepare cross-linked networks with varying and tunable mechanical properties.
Metal-coordination polymers are fabricated via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization in a direct fashion.
The synthesis of fluorinated copolymers via organometallic mediated radical polymerization is reported in a new Communication published in Macromolecular Rapid Communications.
A call for nominations for the 6th Polymer International-IUPAC Award, which includes past winners such as Ali Khademhoessini, Molly Stevens and Richard Hoogenboom.
Prof. Korley and co-workers explore the design principles used to develop environmentally-responsive materials that serve as release agents, sensors, switches, and actuators.
Researchers from South Korea and from Italy present recent progress in sensing principles.
Grubbs and co-workers review developments in brush block copolymer (BBCP) self-assembly toward photonic crystal applications. In this rapidly developing field, questions regarding the conformation of BBCPs and the formation of new morphologies provide further research opportunities.
A proposed mechanism for O-ATRP to discern the photophysical and chemical design principles that enable an organic molecule to serve as a catalyst for O-ATRP is described.
Researchers have unveiled the 30-year mystery of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase.
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
Tiny robots with a big impact: Scientists develop microrobots for single-cell handling
Springer Nature staff to take unprecedented strike action
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
Gliese 12 b: An exo-Venus with Earth-like temperatures
Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?
How the brain protects itself from the negative effects of CBD
New study reveals surprising impact of screen time on the developing brain
String theory provides a new take on the expansion of the Universe
Contact lenses bring 3D holograms to life for augmented reality