Dr. Zhe Qiang, an associate professor in the School of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Southern ...

Designing plastics that can be broken down easily after their use phase have often required a trade-off between stability and ...

A persistent driver is the demand for lightweight materials that retain mechanical integrity under thermal and chemical stress. High-performance polymers, exemplified by polyether ether ketone (PEEK), ...

Anode-free lithium metal batteries, which have attracted attention as candidates for electric vehicles, drones, and ...

To control color, the team sandwiched the polymer between two gold films. Light bounces off these films and interferes in ...

Biohybrid Solutions is pioneering a new approach to bioconjugate production using polymer-based protein engineering. This innovation allows more control, expands the available polymer library, and ...

Researchers' new polymer strategy shifts a centuries-old engineering paradigm with a molecular design that doesn't sacrifice stretchability for stiffness. Researchers at the University of Virginia ...

Faced with a budget shortfall, the University of Akron (UA) is proposing to merge its department of chemistry; department of chemical, biomolecular, and corrosion engineering; and School of Polymer ...

Hybrid paper-polymer material systems are becoming mainstream solutions for lightweight structural components. Their growth ...