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Chemistry World February 3, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
Laser writing makes 'bone like' material Researchers in Germany have used 3D laser lithography to engineer polymer microstructures that mimic the lightweight yet strong properties of cellular materials like wood and bone. |
Chemistry World January 11, 2016 Tim Wogan |
Ceramics made stronger with 3D printing A new method for 3D printing ceramic microlattices has been developed by researchers in the US. |
Chemistry World June 1, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Structural order gained over conducting polymer Scientists in Canada and the US have shown how it is possible to assemble ordered arrays of short chains of a commercially important conducting polymer on a metal surface. |
Technology Research News December 17, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Microfluidics make flat screens A new method for making big, cheap flat screen displays is a bit like making muffins. Pour liquid polymer into microfluidic channels aligned above an array of electrodes, let cure, and you have organic thin film transistors. |
Chemistry World September 11, 2009 Tom Bond |
Just heat and heal A polymer system based on weak, reversible bonds that can heal itself when heated has been created by UK and US chemists. The new polymers could be further developed and used in the aerospace and other industries, say the researchers. |
Chemistry World February 25, 2013 Jon Cartwright |
Crystals of polystyrene Chemists in Japan and Italy have created a polymer-based material that has a crystalline structure. The material, which achieves its crystallinity with crosslinks between its polymer chains, is expected to have a high mechanical strength. |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2004 Tim Stevens |
Technologies Of The Year -- IBM Corp.'s Nanotechnology For Semiconductor Processing Polymer molecules that self-assemble will enable smaller, more powerful semiconductor devices for the future. The technology promises significantly reduced feature size, higher component density, improved performance and lower voltage requirements for microelectronic devices. |
Industrial Physicist Oct/Nov 2004 Eric J. Lerner |
Less is More with Aerogels With the lowest density, highest thermal insulation, lowest refractive index, and highest surface area per unit volume of any solid, aerogels exhibit remarkable properties and now this laboratory curiosity is showing some practical uses. |
Chemistry World May 16, 2014 Tim Wogan |
New thermoset plastics simple to recycle Thermosetting polymers that can be easily recycled have been developed by an international team of researchers. |
Chemistry World January 8, 2016 Simon Hadlington |
New shape memory polymer with a permanent twist The new kind of polymer's permanent shape can be changed multiple times, with the features from the previous shape remaining locked into the structure. |
Chemistry World July 27, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
Propeller-shaped molecules give 2D polymers lift-off Crystal engineers have finally succeeded in achieving a goal that has eluded chemists for decades by unambiguously synthesizing two-dimensional polymer crystals, confirmed by single-crystal x-ray diffraction. |