Polymer Chemistry

Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- It takes a lot of energy to collect, clean and dispose of contaminated water. Some contaminants, like arsenic, occur in low concentrations, calling for even more energy-intensive…

Credit: Penn State A novel composite film -- created by the bonding of an antimicrobial layer to conventional, clear polyethylene plastic typically used to vacuum-package foods such as meat and fish -- could help to decrease foodborne…

Material developed which is heat-insulating and heat-conducting at the same timeCredit: Copyright: MPI-P, Licence CC-BY-SA. Styrofoam or copper - both materials have very different properties with regard to their ability to conduct…

Credit: Branden Camp, Georgia Tech The demand for archival data storage has been skyrocketing, and if a new research initiative reaches its goals, that need could be met by taking advantage of an efficient and robust information storage…

Credit: © ULB Roughness, the presence of irregularities on a surface, is commonly associated to slower motion and stickiness. This is true at different length scales: at human size (1 meter), it takes longer to walk along a path that…

Some plastic food and beverage containers still contain bisphenol A (BPA), which can mimic the hormone estrogen. Although experts say that small amounts of BPA detected in foods are unlikely to cause problems, some people worry that…

With 2020 just starting, scientists around the world are wondering what the year has in store for them. To help steer them straight, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, is…

Scientists uncover the location and functions of a new type of chlorophyll molecule for the first timeCredit: Tokyo University of Science All living organisms need energy for their survival, and this energy indirectly comes from…

Miguel Modestino's National Science Foundation CAREER Award will advance research that could affect a third of all chemical productionCredit: The NYU Tandon School of Engineering BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, January 13, 2020…

Novel spectrometer at the IRIS beamline of the BESSY II synchrotron source at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) allows analysis of very fast and irreversible reactions and processes.Credit: E. Ritter/HZB Time-resolved infrared…