Polymers are organic materials that are characterized by unique properties, such as tensile strength and viscoelastic behavior under deformation. As a result, these materials are used extensively in ...

CHICAGO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois (UI) have developed a new polymer-curing process that could reduce the cost, time and energy needed, compared with the current ...

Makers of cars, planes, buses -- anything that needs strong, lightweight and heat resistant parts -- are poised to benefit from a new manufacturing process that requires only a quick touch from a ...

This work focuses on the elaboration and characterization of conducting polymer composites based on polyaniline (PANI) dispersed in an epoxy resin (ER) matrix and cured using an anhydride without a ...

(Nanowerk News) In a step toward making more accurate and uniform 3D-printed parts such as personalized prosthetics and dental materials, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and ...

Within the chemical industry, the manufacturing of polymers is one of the largest sectors - the volumes of polystyrene alone produced annually worldwide reaching billions of kilograms. 1 ...

In a step toward making more accurate and uniform 3D-printed parts such as personalized prosthetics and dental materials, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have ...