A breakthrough in producing high quality conjugated polymer single crystals is demonstrated by physical vapor transport and topochemical-polymerization. Intra- and inter-chain charge transport can be measured separately in an individual conjugated polymer single crystal.
A new technology combining electrospinning and 3D printing (3DNFES) for creating pre-patterned polymer fibers.
Researchers demonstrate a strategy using a photoresponsive malleable actuator with mechanical strain energy stored in the polymer beforehand.
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics showcases recent progress in living anionic polymerization.
The action of a self-oscillating polymer gel controls the direction of fluid flow within a confined space using a system of polymer brush pentagons.
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.
New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
French WEST reactor breaks record in nuclear fusion
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
Higgs boson may be driving the Universe’s expansion
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?
Black hole images deliver a deathblow to alternative theory of gravity
The Road to Better Presentation of Data: The Do’s and Don’ts
The dramatic story behind general relativity’s Nobel Prize snub
New study reveals surprising impact of screen time on the developing brain