The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by batteries that are lightweight, long-lasting and powerful, and growing importance of technologies such as high ...

People have various relationships in society including those with family, friends, and coworkers. While these relationships play a significant role in our lives, it's crucial to maintain a healthy ...

Because it's nearly impermeable to gases, the polymer coating could be used to protect solar panels, machinery, infrastructure, and more. (Nanowerk News) MIT researchers have developed a lightweight ...

Holographic polymer films have emerged as a versatile platform where interference patterns are stored via photopolymerisation in photosensitive matrices. When these films are integrated with liquid ...

Intrinsically conducting polymers (ICPs) have gained considerable attention thanks to their unique properties, including excellent chemical, oxidative, and thermal stability, catalytic abilities, ...

MIT researchers have created a polymer film so impermeable that even nitrogen molecules can’t pass through it, potentially revolutionizing corrosion protection for solar cells, food packaging, and ...

(Yicai) March 6 -- Chinese scientists have developed a new polymer thermoelectric film that significantly improves the ...

Researchers from the King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia investigated the use of polymeric coatings for passive radiative cooling (PRC) of PV modules. Radiative cooling occurs when the surface ...

In a step toward sustainable packaging, Peak Nano, an Ohio-based producer of polymer nanoscale metamaterials, has announced a development program to create biodegradable nanolayered polymer films for ...

Thermoplastic films have been used in flexible medical product applications since the 1960s, when plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) blood storage bags replaced glass bottles. 1 In the 1970s, PVC ...