At temperatures where most molecular movement ceases, certain organic crystals begin their self-healing journey.

Two University of Iowa faculty members have been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to develop new plastic ...

The animals' camouflaging capabilities have long inspired humans. The new material could one day help researchers improve ...

To control color, the team sandwiched the polymer between two gold films. Light bounces off these films and interferes in ...

Pressure sensors are essential for a wide range of applications, including health monitoring, industrial diagnostics, etc.

What scientists long believed were knots in DNA may actually be persistent twists formed during nanopore analysis, revealing ...

Mucic acid crystals grown from a water-based solution achieved a record-breaking stiffness for an organic crystal.

It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the ...

Polymer science advancements are leading to a tenfold increase in plastics use in motion control components within five years. New thermoplastic composites approach metal strength and modulus but with ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. One of the most important properties of soft functionalized magnetic composite ...

Polymer materials play an increasingly important role in a variety of industrial applications, thanks to their distinct physical and chemical properties. Among their key mechanical characteristics, ...