Swedish researchers have pioneering a polymerization process that converts the pulp and fragments released from many wood processing operations into value-added products such as refined chemicals and materials.

Bayer to Establish Wind Energy Research Center
MaterialScience division to pool expertise in research and development at existing site in Otterup, Denmark.

Solar Photovoltaic Industry Leaders Announce Global Solar Council
Representatives of leading international companies in the solar photovoltaic industry announce the founding of the Global Solar Council.

Thermally Stable Solar Cell Materials
A new approach can help scientists predict the thermal stability of potential absorber materials for solar cells.

BASF acquires Novolyte Technologies
BASF, Arsenal and Foosung have announced BASF’s acquisition of Novolyte Technologies, based in Cleveland, Ohio (USA).

Latest news in polymer science: editor picks from Polymer Physics
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Alternative Catalyst System for Semiconducting Polymers
Researchers from the University of Michigan present a palladium catalyst that can mediate a living, chain-growth polymerization of pi-conjugated monomers.

The Case of the Complexed Charge Carrier: The Mysterious Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells
Dutch researchers present a new theoretical model to explain the better than expected power conversion efficiencies reported for organic solar cells.

March editor’s choice papers in polymer physics
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Density Functional Theory (DFT) is a versatile and powerful quantum mechanical modeling technique.