In the race for lighter, safer and more efficient electronics—from electric vehicles to transcontinental energy grids—one ...

Every day, new advances in polymer seal and material technology are made for a broad range of applications that protect, enhance and improve our lives. In order to keep up with the fast pace of need ...

Polymer engineering is undergoing a decisive shift from a discipline dominated by commodity thermoplastics and incremental processing improvements to one defined by performance-by-design, ...

The global smart polymers market, valued at US$5.11 billion in 2024, is set to grow to US$7.67 billion by 2030, driven by a significant surge in demand across industries like biomedical, automotive, ...

Scientists have created a novel thermoresponsive polymer by adding divalent cations to polymers and water solvents. They also succeeded in controlling thermoresponsive properties by changing the type ...

Research headed by Antonia Statt, professor in Engineering, provides insight into the different variabilities of stress-responsive polymers and an opportunity for students to gain research experience.

The structure of polymers was first hypothesized around a century ago, but researchers had not directly seen what they look like in an actual material. Recent work from Northwestern Engineering has ...

Penn State researchers have developed a new high-temperature polymer capacitor that can store four ...

Researchers create biodegradable heart valves using shape-memory polymers and 3D bioprinting for safer cardiovascular procedures.

B.S., University of Kerala, India M.S., University of Kerala, India MPhil., University of Kerala, India Ph.D., Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology, India Vinoy Thomas ...