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New High-Tech Textile for Outdoor Personal Thermal Management

Clothing, from tank tops to parkas, helps people adapt to temperatures outdoors. But you can only put on or take off so much of it, and fluctuations in weather can render what you are wearing entirely inadequate.

6 May 2021

Novel 3D-Printed Hydrogels with Self-Healing Capacity for Regenerative Medicine

Research by the scientific community is being aimed at several applications of hydrogels—polymeric materials containing a large amount of water and with the potential to replicate the characteristics of biological tissues.

29 Apr 2021

Natural Polymer Coatings on a Metallic Implant Surface Enhance Bone-Implant Integration

Traffic accidents, tumor resections, and congenital diseases can cause significant trauma, which can lead to large bone deformations and/or bone loss.

28 Apr 2021

New Plastic Could Tackle the Waste Crisis Head On

Plastics are a part of nearly every product we use on a daily basis. The average person in the U.S. generates about 100 kg of plastic waste per year, most of which goes straight to a landfill.

23 Apr 2021

Novel Polymer Ink Exhibits High Stability in Air and at High Temperatures

At Linköping University, Sweden, scientists have designed a stable, highly conductive polymer ink. The breakthrough opens the door for novel printed electronics with high energy efficiency.

22 Apr 2021

Scientists Invent New Way to Break Down Biodegradable Plastics Faster

With Army funding, scientists invented a way to make compostable plastics break down within a few weeks with just heat and water.

22 Apr 2021

Fluorescent Polymer Used to Illuminate Invisible Bloody Fingerprints

Careful criminals usually clean a scene, wiping away visible blood and fingerprints. However, prints made with trace amounts of blood, invisible to the naked eye, could remain.

22 Apr 2021

Chemical Process Provides Biodegradable Surfactants from Discarded Plastics

Scientists at the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center led by Ames Laboratory, have discovered a chemical process that provides biodegradable, valuable chemicals, which are used as surfactants and detergents in a range of applications, from discarded plastics.

16 Apr 2021

Chemists Synthesize Plant-Based Polymers from Biomass

At the Laboratory of Cluster Catalysis at St Petersburg University, scientists have produced polymers from biomass. The new polymers are different from others in that they can be recycled in a simple way.

13 Apr 2021

Glassomer's New Glass Injection Molding Technology

Glass is ubiquitous, from high-tech products in the fields of optics, telecommunications, chemistry and medicine to everyday objects such as bottles and windows. However, shaping glass is mainly based on processes such as melting, grinding or etching.

12 Apr 2021

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Plastics and Polymers News

New High-Tech Textile for Outdoor Personal Thermal Management

Novel 3D-Printed Hydrogels with Self-Healing Capacity for Regenerative Medicine

Natural Polymer Coatings on a Metallic Implant Surface Enhance Bone-Implant Integration

New Plastic Could Tackle the Waste Crisis Head On

Novel Polymer Ink Exhibits High Stability in Air and at High Temperatures

Scientists Invent New Way to Break Down Biodegradable Plastics Faster

Fluorescent Polymer Used to Illuminate Invisible Bloody Fingerprints

Chemical Process Provides Biodegradable Surfactants from Discarded Plastics

Chemists Synthesize Plant-Based Polymers from Biomass

Glassomer's New Glass Injection Molding Technology

Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

High-Throughput Configurable Raman Probes for Versatile Applications

MX-Lab: Material Research & Alloying Machine

Using the LFA 717 HyperFlash for Light Flash Analysis

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Ensuring Accuracy and Long-Term Stability in qNMR Methods with External Calibration

Understanding Biological Indicators (BIs) in Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination

NIR Spectroscopy Analysis of Fruit Juices

The Role of Sulfur Analysis in Advancing Superalloy Performance

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Plastics and Polymers News

Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

1A New Catalyst for Efficient CO2 Conversion

2Machine Learning-Optimized Graphene Metamaterial Solar Absorber Using Al-TiN-Fe

3Novel Method for Accelerating Charging Rates in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

4New Membrane Technology Captures 99 % of Waste Aluminum

5Solid-Phase Recycling and Alloying of High-Strength Aluminum Scrap

6Scientists Advance X-Ray Technology with Innovative Hybrid Materials

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