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New Family of Coloring Agents with Solvatochromic Properties for Plastics

Fourteen new coloring agents have been synthesized with solvatochromic properties, i.e. their color changes according to the type of plastic they are applied on or the substance in which they dissolve.

16 Apr 2018

Innovative Polymer Thermal Conductor Dissipates Heat

Plastics are exceptional insulators. They can effectively capture heat - a property that can be beneficial in an article like a coffee cup sleeve.

2 Apr 2018

NEW APPROACHES TO MICROPLASTICS ANALYSIS AT THE ANALYTICA CONFERENCE 2018

The analytica conference will feature sessions on microplastics analysis and big data, highlighting advancements in laboratory technology and analytics.

22 Feb 2018

Techsil Launch New, Flexible, Light Curing Adhesive for PEEK and Other Hard to Bond Plastics

PEEK™ polymer is usually used instead of machined metals in many industrial applications such as components for cars, aircraft, industrial pumps, valves and seals, to electrical components, connectors and sterilisable surgical instruments.

From Techsil Ltd 20 Feb 2018

Researchers Use Pencil and Paper to Convert Heat into Electricity

Thermoelectric materials are known to generate electricity by using thermal differences. Now, a low-cost and environmentally friendly method is available for producing these materials with the most basic of components: a photocopy paper, a normal pencil, and a conductive paint can be used to change a temperature difference into electricity through the thermoelectric effect. This breakthrough has now been revealed by researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin.

19 Feb 2018

Nature-Inspired Colorful Camouflage with Polymers

Researchers report that they have created polymers that can better imitate nature’s color-changing abilities than current polymers.

8 Feb 2018

KyronMAX™ Structural Thermoplastic Materials Consistently Outperform the Mechanical Strength of Long Fiber Thermoplastic Compounds

Piper Plastics' KyronMAX™ series offers advanced short fiber thermoplastics, outperforming LFT materials in strength and design flexibility for complex parts.

7 Feb 2018

Light switch: porous polymer films with shape memory

The creation of switchable porous films from shape memory polymers opens new avenues in electronics and purification processes with precise pore control.

6 Feb 2018