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Soft material behavior gets clearer as scientists directly map liquid crystal deformation
New research led by the University of Liverpool in collaboration with the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) ...
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GM Bacteria Make Tylenol from Waste Plastic Bottles — A Cure for Two Headaches?
Researchers in the UK have devised a very clever method using genetically modified E. coli to convert PET plastic waste into ...
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Understanding Thickness-Dependent Electrical Characteristics in Conjugated Polymer Transistors With Top-Gate Staggered Structure - IEEE Xplore
Ketopyrrolopyrrole-thieno[3,2-b] thiophene (DPPT-TT) and indacenodithiophene-co-enzothiadiazole (IDT-BT) were employed for organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) to understand the effects of ...
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GM Bacteria 'Taught' to Make Tylenol from Waste Plastic Bottles
Researchers in the UK have devised a very clever method using genetically modified E. coli to convert PET plastic waste into ...
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Effect of Complementary Nucleobase Interactions on the Copolymer Composition of RAFT Copolymerizations | ACS Macro Letters
Methacryloyl-type monomers containing adenine and thymine have been successfully synthesized with good yields. The homopolymerization and copolymerization of these two new functional monomers were ...
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Mechanical Properties and Interfacial Bonding of Overmolded Polymer Composite Lattice Structures - ORNL
This study investigates the mechanical properties and interfacial bonding of Polyamide 12 filled with Glass Fiber (PA12/GF) lattice structures overmolded with Nylon 66 (PA66) and Thermoplastic ...
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Scientists develop loofah-based polymer stronger than plastic, lighter than foam
The new polymer achieves impressive stiffness, up to 11 gigapascals, despite its low density of only 0.5 grams per cubic ...
Cell sheet production efficiency greatly influenced by polymer brush lengths and densities
Cell sheet preparation for use in tissue engineering and regenerative therapies could be significantly improved with the use ...