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Monster (plastic) trucks
The NPE plastics industry exhibition in Orlando shows that despite high oil prices, plastics are becoming ever more widespread, as lightweight polymeric materials in cars, trucks and planes help to save fuel.
Detecting Poison: New Probe Developed for Cyanide Sensing
A new type of probe for detecting highly toxic cyanide anions has been developed by Professor F. Li and co-workers at Fudan University, China.
Kristi S. Anseth to Receive MRS Mid-Career Researcher Award
Inaugural recipient honored for exceptional achievement at the interface of materials and biology.
Poliya Signs Distribution Agreement with Azelis Italia
Azelis to promote and distribute Poliya’s Polipol composite resins and Polijel high performance gelcoats through its distribution network in Italy.
Advances in Chemical Physics, Volume 149
The Advances in Chemical Physics series--the cutting edge of research in chemical physics The Advances in Chemical Physics series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the...
Onion Skin Structures in Poly(ionic liquid) Nanoparticles
Researchers from the MPI of Colloids and Interfaces in Golm present exciting cryo-TEM data revealing interesting mechanistic features of crosslinked poly(ionic liquid) nanoparticles.
A Plethora of Block Copolypeptides
N-Carboxyanhydride ring-opening polymerization enables the controlled generation of numerous distinctive block copolypeptides possessing potential biomedical applicability.
Solid State Proton Conductors
Higher ionic conductivity, better mechanical strength, lower cost, and improved durability of proton-conducting materials are all important issues to accelerate the commercialization of fuel cell technology. This important book describes both inorganic and...
Rubber-Clay Nanocomposites
This book comprehensively reviews rubber-clay nanocomposites in a handbook format for R&D professionals. Along with valuable details on synthesis, processing, and mechanics, the book includes applications of rubber-clay nanocomposites in automotive tires and as...