As we shift towards more renewable energy, the big question becomes: how do we store it safely and sustainably? Lithium-ion batteries remain the dominant solution today. However, growing concerns over ...

Cross-linking polymers simply means adding bonds across polymer strands, explains Jeremy E. Wulff, a chemistry professor at the University of Victoria who led the work. Silicone bakeware, certain ...

Polymeric membranes are widely used in separation technologies due to their low cost and easily scalable fabrication. However, unlike inorganic nanoporous materials such as metal-organic frameworks ...

Hydrogels are a class of soft materials resembling native soft tissues, which consist of cross-linked 3D networks formed by covalent bonds or physical interactions. Due to the high water content and ...

A dual cross-linked magnetic polymer solves the fundamental trade-off limiting soft artificial muscles, achieving unprecedented combinations of stretchability, force output, and shape-programming ...

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at the University of Washington has announced the development of a polymer, than when injected into rats, helped slow bleeding by boosting clotting effectiveness ...