According to Penn State scientists, polymer membranes, which are patterned for enhanced performance, can now be prototyped and tested with a new kind of 3D printing.
A team of Penn State researchers claim that the ring teeth of a certain type of squid species could pave the way for self-healing polymers, meticulously built for stretchability and specific toughness. This polymer may have potential for use in the cosmetics, textiles, and medicine industries.
Plastic manufacturing is a process that consumes significant amounts of energy. Research conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has discovered a way to decrease the energy demand in one major step of manufacturing plastic by making use of a group of materials, which can filter impurities more effectively compared to traditional manufacturing process.
Nanomaterials or DNA-based straight and branched polymers, which can be formed and dissolved using biocompatible techniques, are currently possible because of the work of biomedical engineers from Penn State.
Cartamundi, imec and Holst Centre (set up by imec and TNO) are proud to announce to have just won the “Best Product” - Award at Printed Electronics Europe for their ultra-thin plastic RFID technology integrated into Cartamundi’s playing cards.
Polymer semiconductors have the potential to be used as a key part in plastic electronics of the future. These semiconductors can be processed economically on large-area and mechanically flexible substrates.
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has launched an innovative new high performance material based on Stanyl® polyamide 46. This new material, Stanyl HGR1, reduces frictional torque in automobile engine timing systems and will provide OEMs with a very cost-effective tool for reducing fuel consumption.
A breakthrough research by Washington State University’s assistant professor of physics, Brian Collins is paving the way for the creation of biological implants that have the capacity to communicate with the brain, to provide vision to the visually challenged or to control paralyzed limbs.
An experiment conducted in the laboratory of Stanford University’s chemical engineering professor Zhenan Bao has resulted in the creation of a super-stretchy material. It began when one of the Bao’s team members, Cheng-Hui Li was testing the stretchiness of an elastomer, which he had just synthesized.
From stretchy spandex to cushy sofas, polyurethanes are widely used in several consumer products to ensure better comfort while walking, sitting, and sleeping. Once the products use has expired, most of these non-degradable materials are put on landfills. Reporting in the ACS Macro Letters journal, a team of researchers have discussed a potential way to decrease future waste - chemically recyclable foam produced from a novel sugar-based material.
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