Researchers thought that what enabled complex fluids to break apart was their elasticity. But a crack in a nonelastic simple ...

A new approach to controlling atomic vibrations in polymers may offer a path toward lightweight materials that better resist ...

Fixing a problem affecting hundreds of aircraft globally is no easy task, but Airbus managed to do so without forcing an ...

An Ehime University research team directed by H. Shimomoto and E. Ihara has developed a new molecular design strategy that ...

Instead of discarding used polyacrylamide gels, biochemist Palina Kot reshapes them into artworks that reflect the realities ...

PHOENIX — Salt River Project and local aquatic centers Valleywide are partnering to provide thousands of free swimming lessons. Ten aquatic centers, listed below, will be offering the lessons to ...

Polymers today have a bad reputation – the word brings to mind microplastics, pollution, sustainability concerns. But polymers changed materials science by showing that molecular structure could be ...

The Shasta County Office of Education and the Friends of the Schreder Planetarium are hosting a free family-friendly science festival to celebrate 101 years of planetariums worldwide. The festival is ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A view of Earth as the Artemis II crew travels towards the moon. By the time you read this ...

These 'polymer alloy' composition changes have enabled the creation of materials with optimized toughness, processability, chemical resistance, and cost structures. Polymer blends and polymer alloys ...

In what may be a world first, a piezoelectric polymer has been developed that achieves heat resistance exceeding 200°C (400°F). Toray Industries Inc., which formulated the new polymer, said that its ...