New polymer units created by UD, Penn researchers could enable materials breakthroughs From tires to clothes to shampoo, many ubiquitous products are made with polymers, large chain-like mol... Read more
New polymer films conduct heat instead of trapping it Polymers are usually the go-to material for thermal insulation. Think of a silicone oven mitt, or a Styrofoam coffee cup, both manufactu... Read more
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have made a material that can transition from an electricity-transmitting metal to a nonconducting insulating material without changing its atomic... Read more
A team of MU researchers are applying one of the first uses of artificial intelligence principles to the field of materials science Discovering how atoms — such as a single layer of carbon a... Read more