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 ...

ORNL has pioneered molten salt research since the 1960s, when its Molten Salt Reactor Experiment showed that molten salt ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a method to convert a commonly discarded ...

Polymer nanocomposites offer chemists a powerful platform for designing materials with tunable mechanical, transport, optical, and electronic properties. However, achieving precise control over ...

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a new polymerization technique that chains chemical reactions in ...

Traditional polyesters are obtained via ring-opening polymerization (ROP), but significant research is currently directed at designing new biodegradable vinyl polymers with esters groups in the ...

Recent advances in synthetic polypeptide and polymer chemistry have transformed the landscape of biomaterials by combining the precision of organic synthesis with the versatile functionalities of ...

In a recent webinar organized by the National Academy of Engineering in connection with its forthcoming Fall 2025 Bridge issue, Rigoberto “Gobet” Advincula, Oak Ridge National Laboratory–University of ...

Supramolecular polymer chemistry explores the design and formation of polymers through non‐covalent interactions, offering a versatile platform for creating dynamic, responsive and self‐healing ...

The 19th-century science fiction novel Frankenstein explores the idea of combining artificial materials with human body ...

Researchers at Koç University have developed a light-driven method to produce porous semiconducting polymers under ambient ...