By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

Upcycling may help remedy the roughly 450 million tons of plastic discarded worldwide annually, of which only nine per cent ...

This is a summary of recent progress on the polymerization of diazocarbonyl compounds developed by the Ihara group. The main ...

Polymers are the building blocks of living systems and the ... and also stimulated research into the structure and properties of more complex biological macromolecules such as proteins, enzymes, and ...

In this animation, polymers of discarded plastics are edited to generate macromolecules that may be reused in other products.

Organometallic polymers and dendrimers are innovative ... of research involves the development of ferrocene-based dendritic macromolecules, which serve as efficient supports in nanocatalysis.

To upcycle the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory invented a way to generate new macromolecules with more valuable properties than those of the starting material ...

ORNL researchers developed a method to upcycle discarded plastics into high-value macromolecules, enhancing properties for ...

The development of polymer synthesis methods utilizing diazocarbonyl compounds as monomers. For over 20 years, the Ihara ...

Polymer chemistry is central to the development of new technologies and substances. Materials based upon natural and synthetic organic macromolecules, polymers, and hybrid derivatives have enormous ...

Molecular subunits link to produce polymer chains that can connect through their backbones and cross-linked molecules to form multipurpose plastics. The makeup of polymer chains determines how strong, ...

characterization and properties of polymer molecules or macromolecules, which are large molecules composed of repeating chemical subunits known as monomers. Transparent wood has potential in ...