A new multi-functional material which can be used to purify water, as a recyclable construction material, and as a lightweight machine component for possible use in soft robotics, can also be moved ...

The first self-healing polymer has been produced by material scientists at RIKEN using a commercially available compound. The team offers a promising method for increasing the toughness and reducing ...

Several hindrances to the recycling of synthetic polymers, including material separation and post-treatment degradation of the macromolecular polymer chains, negatively affect the cost-efficiency and ...

Carbohydrate polymers possess the general chemical formula Cn(H2O)m, in that there are generally two hydrogen atoms for every oxygen atom, though the ratio between n and m may vary, and not all ...

This glue is made from leftover cooking oil, which contains fatty acids that are ideal for making flexible, durable, and ...

The UMass Amherst-led team challenges the conventional wisdom that perfect fillers are better for making thermally conductive polymers AMHERST, Mass. — In the quest to design the next generation of ...

LyondellBasell Industries has launched Circulen, a group of materials that officials said will allow brand owners to improve the sustainability of consumer products. In an April 12 news release, ...

Producer of recycled-content polymers made from discarded carpeting has initiated a Chapter 11 process at a bankruptcy court in its home state of Texas. Circular Polymers by Ascend produces ...