Thermosetting polyurethanes have excellent elastic properties and solvent resistance, but they cannot be reshaped like thermoplastic polymers after molding. In this study, we designed a thermosetting ...

What do airplanes, bridges, and wind turbines have in common? They can all be made from lightweight, strong, composite materials made of polymers reinforced with strong carbon fibers. Fiber-reinforced ...

A future when tough polymer resins and composites such as those found in wind turbine blades could be made entirely from plant-based, recyclable components just got a little closer. Researchers led by ...

Different thermal analysis methods have become a popular route for determining how different polymers behave under different temperature environments. Some polymers can be used in high-temperature ...

Many of the polymers that make up the items we rely on are relatively easy to break down. An otherwise robust styrofoam container will dissolve completely in a solvent like chloroform. Thermoplastics ...

Polymer nanocomposites: thermoplastics and thermosetting systems composed of: nanoclays, carbon nanotubes, nanosilica, POSS, Graphene, inorganic nanoparticles, Effect of process parameters on ...

While next generations of polymers will exhibit such handles and therefore enable (bio)degradation of polymer products, the society is still facing enormous amounts of past and present polymer ...

IBM has accidentally discovered an entirely new class of thermosetting polymer that is lightweight, stronger than bone, 100 percent recyclable and can self-heal. Today, most of the widely used ...

Stop the press! IBM Research announced this morning that it has discovered a whole new class of... plastics. This might not sound quite as sexy as, say, MIT discovering a whole new state of matter -- ...

Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) exhibit impressive stiffness and strength properties that are commonly attributed to the reinforcing fibers. However, for many important mechanical properties, the ...

This year, the focus is on sustainable materials and energy-efficient processing for composite structures supported by the use of digital technologies. Polymer composites have gained increasing ...