Polymer Chemistry

Bidirectional optical signal transmission between two identical devices using perovskite diodesCredit: Magnus Johansson Researchers at Linköping University, together with colleagues in China, have developed a tiny unit that is…

Credit: Shiki Yagai Researchers in Japan have succeeded in creating a new type of helicoidal supramolecular polymer. The process and mechanism of the generation of its structure were observed using atomic force microscopy (AFM);…

The results were published on 1st April 2020 Two of them are in the category "Research in accordance with the orders of the President of Russia": Ayrat Kayumov, "New approaches to reducing the resistance of microorganisms to antibiotics…

Perovskite-molecule composite thin films for efficient and stable light-emitting diodesCredit: Magnus Johansson Researchers at Linköping University, working with colleagues in Great Britain, China and the Czech Republic, have…

By treating meat as a network of flexible polymers surrounded by flowing moisture, computer models can accurately predict how much it will shrink when cooked. Meat is no ordinary solid. Made up of complex networks of moisture-saturated…

The ultra-fast change of light helicity is particularly interesting to observe processes in magnetic materials and has long been expected by a large user communityCredit: F. Armborst/K. Holldack/HZB In synchrotron radiation…

Shifting away from petroleum-based synthetic materialsCredit: Hitachi Zosen Corporation JST has announced that the development subject "Manufacturing Technology for New Plant-Origin Functional Materials", in the Newly extended…

Researchers in Japan develop a novel strategy for tissue regeneration, which is a better alternative to conventional tissue regeneration methodsCredit: Tokyo University of Science Joint diseases, such as knee osteoarthritis, are…

A new battery chemistry promises safer high-voltage lithium-ion batteriesCredit: © 2020 Yamada et al. For the first time, researchers who explore the physical and chemical properties of electrical energy storage have found a new…

Credit: J. Surfact Deterg (2016), 19, 183 The remaining "bound water" on cotton surfaces cross-link single fibers of cotton, causing hardening after natural drying, according to a new study conducted by Kao Corporation and Hokkaido…

Vibronic coherence contributes to photocurrent generation in organic semiconductor heterojunction diodesCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University have discovered a quantum phenomenon that influences the formation of free…

Credit: Michael Hausmann / ETH Zurich / Empa Trees and other plants lead the way: they produce cellulose themselves and use it to build complex structures with extraordinary mechanical properties. That makes cellulose attractive to…

Chemically modified mask design receives NSF RAPID grantCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- A Northwestern University researcher has received funding to develop a new self-sanitizing medical face mask that deactivates…

Elastic conducting polymer composites in thermoelectric modulesCredit: Thor Balkhed For the first time, a soft and stretchable organic thermoelectric module has been created that can harvest energy from body heat. The breakthrough was…

Marine biodegradable plastics with high strength and water resistance developed from starch and celluloseCredit: Osaka University The main cause of marine debris accumulation is the dumping of plastic waste into the oceans, as most…

A project to create colloidal glasses characterized by a unidirectional stressCredit: @GiulioMonaco UniTrento Glasses used for camera lenses or reading glasses are not like those used to make windshields. They have a different degree of…

A paper appeared in Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.Credit: Kazan Federal University Previously, KFU scientists were able to develop the first inhibitors based on castor oil and chitosan. Researchers came up with the idea…

Researchers have developed a method to genetically reprogram cells to build artificial structuresCredit: Image credit: Ella Maru Studio and Yoon Seok Kim/Jia Liu, Deisseroth/Bao laboratories, Stanford University Stanford researchers have…

While unable to withstand all 'gunshots', they are still good candidates for space flight HSE researchers, jointly with colleagues from the RAN Institute of Organoelement Compounds and the RAN Institute of Physical Chemistry and…

Credit: Andrew Turner, University of Plymouth A LEGO brick could survive in the ocean for as many as 1,300 years, according to new research. A study led by the University of Plymouth examined the extent to which items of the…