Polymers – Page 18

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Plastic problems

2016-04-22T00:00:00Z

Tiny pieces of plastic may be doing as much harm in our oceans and waterways as the big stuff, finds Nina Notman
Research
Colour-changing polymer adapts camouflage to vegetation and desert

2016-04-06T00:00:00Z

Fabric flips from green to brown when a voltage is applied
Research
Polymer repairs itself at body temperature

2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

New material could enable self-healing wound dressings
Research
Mouldable thermosets get a makeover

2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

Dynamic epoxy resin gives rise to reusable thermoset fibre-reinforced polymer composites
Research
Squid beak insight shifts chitosan composites up the pecking order

2016-03-15T00:00:00Z

Lightweight organic composite with tuneable mechanical properties mimics cephalopod beak
Research
Best icephobic coating ever created gives ice the slip

2016-03-11T00:00:00Z

Polymer material could protect planes and wind turbines from potentially catastrophic build-ups of ice
Research
Penguin feathers’ ice-resistant design revealed

2016-02-24T00:00:00Z

Polymer surface based on feathers might one day lead to coating to protect ship and planes from deadly build-ups of ice
Research
Polymer worms hold stem cells in suspended animation

2016-02-15T00:00:00Z

A new hydrogel mimics natural mucins to delay the development of human stem cells and embryos
Research
Molecular threads woven into flexible fabric

2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

New covalent organic framework contains interlacing polymer chains that can slide past one another
Research
Boron nitride nanotube composites outperform their carbon cousins

2016-01-14T00:00:00Z

Binding strengths of polymer–boron nitride nanotubes are higher than those reported for carbon nanotubes
Research
New shape memory polymer with a permanent twist

2016-01-08T00:00:00Z

Material can flip between shapes but its resting shape can be remodelled without wiping the memory of other shapes
Research
One pot recipe for incompatible catalytic transformations

2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

Polymer micelles isolate two catalysts that don’t get along to transform alkynes into chiral alcohols
Research
Pressure brings liquid marbles to a sticky end

2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

Researchers strive to make glue that you can handle
Research
Click chemistry creates precision polymers

2015-09-08T00:00:00Z

New synthesis technique allows the length and stereochemistry of artificial polymers to be controlled
Research
Antifreeze polymer protects cells as they thaw

2015-07-29T00:00:00Z

Simple synthetic polymer found to enhance cryopreservation of red blood cells by inhibiting ice crystal growth
Research
Single polymer pill could deliver entire drug course in one go

2015-07-27T00:00:00Z

Flexible elastomer ring springs open to stay in stomach and could slowly release drugs over days
Research
Leather gets a new perfume

2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

Scientists in India have developed a way of infusing leather with lemongrass oil
Research
Energy devices go wireless

2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Self-healing polymer fuses energy modules together
Research
Fog-free film doesn’t dare to glare

2015-07-15T00:00:00Z

There’s a new order in optical device design
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Ultra-thin membranes for solute separation

2015-06-18T00:00:00Z

Polyamide filters just a few nanometres thick could help cut energy bills in chemical plants