Researchers from Arts et Métiers ParisTech describe a shape properties effect in a shape memory polyurethane.
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Skyscrapers Sweat it Out: Sweating Surfaces for Building Materials
Using thermosresponsive polymers to keep buildings cool.
A model for chiral polymer synthesis
The synthesis of a chiral polymer can be performed in chiral liquid crystals. It could be a model to understand asymmetric polymer synthesis in biology.
Polymer wrinkles with a purpose
Researchers have found that the wavelength of polymer wrinkles relates to their mechanical properties, a discovery with applications for material synthesis.
Book Review: Silicon Nanocrystals
Professor Robert Hamers of the University of Wisconsin-Madison reviews “Silicon Nanocrystals”, edited by Lorenzo Pavesi and Rasit Turan.
Plasmon Bands in Gold-Silver Nanorods
Researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong have shown that there are four plasmon bands in (Au core)−(Ag shell) nanorods.
Entrepreneurship in materials interview: Chris Yakacki
Entrepreneurship in materials: interview with Chris Yakacki founder of shape memory polymer biomedical devices maker Medshape
New reagent for multiphoton lithography greatly extends available shapes
A new MPL reagent, which its creators dub “protogel”, is allowing researchers to create exciting new 3D microstructures.
Technical University Berlin honours Karl Wolfgang Böer
Honorary doctoral degree awarded to pss founding editor for accomplishments in photovoltaics.
BASF building production plant for specialty zeolites in Ludwigshafen, Germany
BASF is investing in the construction of a production plant for specialty zeolites, significantly increasing production capacity for specialty zeolites.
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