An amorphous polymer demonstrates high performance without the disadvantages associated with semicrystalline materials and imidized thermosets. Inventing a polymer isn’t a feat accomplished overnight.

Conductive organic materials often derive their electronic properties from highly organized crystal structures. Now, researchers have developed an organic polymer that conducts electricity like a ...

A method for measuring the size and size probability distribution of free volume regions in polymeric materials using ultrafast infrared (IR) polarization-selective pump–probe experiments is presented ...

The researchers published their findings in Nature Communications ("Stöber method to amorphous metal-organic frameworks and coordination polymers"). The Stöber method, traditionally used for creating ...

Composite adhesives like epoxy resins are excellent tools for joining and filling materials including wood, metal, and ...

The preparation of dense Si 3 N 4-based ceramics has attracted great attention due to the achievable improvements in mechanical properties and high-temperature oxidation resistance. In general, the ...

Plastics are long chains of specific polymers. The use of plastics has grown significantly owing to their high strength, high stiffness, high formability, and lightweight. Additionally, the most ...

Inventing a polymer isn’t a feat accomplished overnight. Or, in some cases, even in a decade. For GE Plastics (Pittsfield, MA; www.geplastics.com), it’s been nearly 20 years since the company last ...