As this polymer network is stretched, weaker crosslinking bonds (blue) break more easily than any of the strong polymer strands, making it more difficult for a crack to propagate through the material.

(Nanowerk News) By adding semiconducting nanoparticles to polymers, the Materials + Technologies Research Group (GMT) of the Polytechnical College of San Sebastian of the UPV/EHU-University of the ...

The University of Akron is adding a bachelor's degree in polymer science and polymer engineering, the first to be offered at a public university in Ohio. Polymer programs at Akron have historically ...

Current capacitors often require dedicated cooling loops to keep them operating within a safe temperature range. If the capacitor itself can withstand the heat of an engine block or a high-voltage ...

image: (From left) Postdoctoral research associate Diego Alzate Sanchez, Beckman Institute director Jeffrey Moore, associate professor of mechanical science and engineering Mariana Kersh, and UIUC ...