A recent EduRank report ranks the University of Akron No. 1 in North America and the U.S. and No. 2 in the world for polymer ...

From clean water and healthcare to infrastructure, energy storage and sustainability, society needs innovative material ...

Modern polymer materials face a fundamental challenge: they must remain strong and durable during use, yet ideally degrade when they are no longer needed. Designing materials that satisfy both ...

New research by the University of Liverpool's Chemistry Department represents an important breakthrough in the field of polymer science. In their study, Liverpool researchers use mechanochemistry to ...

Researchers review how 3D printed hydrogel bioelectronics can improve sensing, adhesion and soft tissue interfaces in medical ...

Polymer chemistry is transforming industries, from sustainable materials to biomedicine. Over his decades as a professor of materials, chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Barbara, Craig Hawker’s ...

Researchers have synthesized a conducting polymer, polyaniline, exhibiting perfect diamagnetic properties, which eliminate external magnetic fields within the material. These properties are typically ...

The Polymer Science doctoral program is designed to provide students with a background in advanced course work and laboratory techniques that will prepare them to carry out an original investigation ...

Researchers' new polymer strategy shifts a centuries-old engineering paradigm with a molecular design that doesn't sacrifice stretchability for stiffness. Researchers at the University of Virginia ...