Polymers – Page 20
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FeaturePaving the way to polythene
It is 50 years since Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta won the Nobel prize for their work on polymers
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ResearchPolymer regenerates all by itself
Elastomers heal themselves independently thanks to metathesis reaction between aromatic disulphides
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PodcastPolyacetylene
David Lindsay explores the first of the conducting organic polymers, polyacetylene
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ResearchFirst polymer LED that stays lit up when stretched and scrunched
Wafer thin light-emitting film pushes flexible electronics to the limits
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PodcastCyanoacrylate
It repairs objects, heals wounds and fights crime. It puts the ‘super’ in superglue. Emma Stoye introduces cyanoacrylate
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FeatureBPA: friend or foe?
With media-fuelled anxiety over bisphenol A continuing to rise, Nina Notman looks beyond the headlines at this incredibly widely used polycarbonate monomer
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FeaturePolymer, heal thyself
Materials that can mend themselves sound like science fiction, but they are part of an active area of polymer chemistry. Nina Notman stitches together the different strands of research
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OpinionPlaying with water
Tom Waller discusses the science and technology that can help make the difference between swimming and winning
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PodcastEthylene glycol
From polyester fibres to antifreeze, this little molecule makes it all possible
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News
Light-sensitive shape-shifters are swell gels
Chemists mimic the natural shape-shifting abilities of biological tissues using a half-tone printing technique on a polymer
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Careers
Chew's life
Revolymer’s expertise in polymer chemistry has brought non-stick, biodegradable chewing gum to the mass market
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FeatureMetallic plastic
Metal-containing polymers stand to benefit from the mechanical properties of polymers and the chemical properties of metals. Tom Westgate finds that recent advances in design and synthesis make these materials far more than mere chemical curiosities