Researchers have developed a new and highly efficient way to characterize the structure of polymers at the nanoscale -- effectively designing a routine analytical tool that could be used by industries ...

Researchers have developed a simple method that converts existing generic polymers into luminescent polymers using mechanical force. Hokkaido University researchers have developed a simple method that ...

A new method allows chemists to precisely place single monomers at any position within a polymer chain made of other types of monomers. With this single monomer, chemists can add various types of ...

Stock image courtesy Getty Images.For the first time, scientists have used ultraviolet (UV) light, a low-cost and readily ...

Building things so small that they are smaller than the width of a human hair was previously achieved by using a method ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11884003B2) discloses a method for producing a polymer member with a polymer coating on a polymer shaped object. The process involves curing a curable ...

The synthesis of 2D material polymers represents a groundbreaking approach in materials science, offering a diverse range of applications in various industries. These composite materials combine the ...

Researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna, have made an advancement in nanotechnology, successfully extending the well-known Stöber method to synthesize amorphous ...

Polymer precipitation is a crucial process in chemical engineering and is widely applicable to many industries including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and wastewater treatment. In many industries, ...

Previously, non-nucleic acid polymers had to be built stepwise, by adding one new unit to the polymer’s end each time. In this method, building a ten-unit polymer would take ten separate steps. Using ...

An international team led by a Skoltech researcher has developed a method of fabrication for biodegradable polymer microcapsules, made more efficient by turning to an unusual source of inspiration - ...