Polymers are macromolecules composed of simpler repeating structural units linked together by covalent bonds. Natural polymers exist in nature as biomolecules and compounds that make up the body of ...

A new self-healing polymer that is highly suitable for use as a flexible conductor in wearable devices and robots has been created by RIKEN chemists. Electrical conductors used in conventional ...

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 ...

Scientists in the US have blended a common polymer with a specially charged one, in a breakthrough that could potentially lead to safer, longer-lasting solid-state batteries for smartphones, EVs, ...

Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology have incorporated nylon into the design of lithium-metal batteries. This innovation has the potential to increase their power and ...

Lehigh University researchers are partnering with Dow Inc. on a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project to investigate how microbes break down modified polysaccharides - viscosifiers widely ...