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Chemistry World
April 6, 2009
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Torn catalysts help polymers heal themselves Catalysts that are activated by a mechanical force tearing them in two have been designed by Dutch scientists.   |
Chemistry World
November 12, 2012
Simon Hadlington |
Terminator-style self-healing robot skin moves closer to reality Synthetic skin for robots that can repair itself when it becomes damaged -- akin to the idea of the T-800 cyborg in Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator films -- has taken a step closer to reality with new research by scientists in the US. |
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
May 28, 2012
Simon Hadlington |
New shape for cross-linked polymers Researchers in the US and France believe they have found a new way to impart malleability into cross-linked polymers containing multiple double bonds. |
Chemistry World
November 17, 2011
James Urquhart |
A Thermoset Plastic That Bends Like a Thermoplastic French scientists have created a new lightweight plastic that is as strong and stable as other thermoset materials such as Bakelite, yet can be easily reworked and reshaped when heated. |
Chemistry World
February 20, 2008
Michael Gross |
Rubber That Heals Itself Chemists in France have made a new, rubber-like material that can be repaired simply by pressing cut or broken pieces together at room temperature. |
Chemistry World
December 12, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Cutting edge chemistry in 2013 What discoveries caused the biggest buzz in chemistry labs in 2013? |
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
June 11, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Polymer, Heal Thyself Researchers have taken a leaf out of nature's book to develop a polymer-based system that can heal itself when it becomes damaged. |
Chemistry World
August 6, 2012
Andy Extance |
'Spider threads' bring great self-healing power US and Hong Kong scientists have invented a material that can heal itself from millimeter-scale cracks when heated, using spider-silk inspired plastic threads. |
Chemistry World
May 8, 2014
Tim Wogan |
Polymer sets new self-healing record A new self-healing polymer that can repair holes far larger than any material before -- up to 3cm wide -- has been unveiled by US researchers. |
Chemistry World
July 30, 2014
James Urquhart |
Underwater self-healing polymer mimics mussels A common acrylic polymer used in biomedical applications and as a substitute for glass has been given the ability to completely self-heal underwater by US researchers. |
Chemistry World
January 20, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Hydrogel self-heals in seconds Japanese researchers have created a rapidly self-healing hydrogel material, composed largely of water, which they say could have applications in regenerative medicine and green chemistry. |
Chemistry World
November 9, 2011
Laura Howes |
Radical Approach to Self-Healing Materials Japanese chemists have made a covalently cross-linked gel that can repair itself simply by bringing the broken surface together. The new material can heal itself even after damaged surfaces have been kept apart for as long as five days. |
Chemistry World
July 15, 2015
Aurora Walshe |
Fog-free film doesn't dare to glare Scientists in China have built a thin film that retains its antifogging properties even under an antireflective coating. |
Chemistry World
December 6, 2007
Lewis Brindley |
Chemists Make Fullerene Necklace Spanish scientists have strung fullerene buckyballs together to produce a polymer with unique electronic properties. The creation of these polymers has demonstrated a new approach to designing novel materials. |
Chemistry World
October 11, 2007
Jonathan Edwards |
'Tuneable' Polymer Can Separate Anything An international team of scientists have made a polymer with pores which can be fine-tuned to speedily separate different small molecules -- with applications ranging from carbon capture to fuel cells. |
Chemistry World
November 10, 2011
Helen Gray |
Shrinky Dink origami powered by heat US scientists have devised a method of generating 3D structures from flat surfaces by printing patterns onto a polymeric children's toy and letting an IR heat lamp do the rest. |
Chemistry World
March 29, 2012
Tegan Thomas |
Hair and polymers click In the search for new haircare products, scientists in the UK have developed a new method to chemically modify hair with polymers. |
Reactive Reports
September 2005
David Bradley |
Nano Surprise A surprising mechanism by which polymers form nanocomposite particles could provide researchers with a new tool for controlling the growth of such materials. |
Chemistry World
September 8, 2015
Anthony King |
Click chemistry creates precision polymers Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have an efficient strategy that allows them to synthesize a new family of unimolecular, sequence- and stereo-defined polymers using click chemistry. |
Chemistry World
April 21, 2015
James Urquhart |
Plant-inspired plastics take shape Shape-shifting plastics which respond to external stimuli, similar to how Venus flytraps ensnare prey and touch-me-nots fold their leaves inwards when touched, have come a step closer thanks to a new polymer. |
Chemistry World
March 12, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
New Coating Could Make Cars Scratch-Proof A futuristic new material that uses sunlight to repair any scratches on its surface has been developed by US researchers. |
