Polymers have gained prominence in applications such as wearable electronics due to their flexibility and lightweight, but ...

The first area is the development of polymerizable lyotropic LCs for the construction of functional, nanostructured polymeric materials. The second area involves the design of monomers based on ...

and provide process assistance in making the appropriate polymeric material selection for electrical product application. Materials such as wood, glass, fabrics, mineral oil, and ceramics were ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new polymer design that ...

Soft matter refers to organic materials having complex structural and dynamic properties between those of crystals and fluids. Materials belonging to this category are polymers, liquid crystals, ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Nature of Polymeric Materials ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 217 No. 3 (September 1967), p. 148 doi:10.1038 ...

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These "foldable bottlebrush polymer networks" could pave the way for materials that are both robust and highly flexible.