Scientists have come up with a new technique to evaluate the mechanical forces generated in polymer crystallization as they cool down from their molten state. They used small, fluorescent molecules to ...

X-ray diffraction structure of the King group’s 2-D polymer. Inset shows a section of the polymer crystal lattice built from six monomers.. Credit: Nature Chemistry Two teams have combined organic ...

Some members of the Organic 2D-Materials Group at the Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, TU Dresden. Courtesy: TU Dresden A new technique dubbed surfactant-monolayer-assisted interfacial ...

The peculiarity of a PDLC system is that of scattering different amounts of an impinging light beam intensity, depending on the strength of an external electric field that is, eventually, applied to ...

Photonic crystals have attracted great attention because of their potential applications in optical materials. When an optically birefringent liquid crystal is incorporated in photonic crystals, ...

Tiny interactions between polymer chains have been measured directly at the single-molecule level. Polymers encompass a vast number of materials with a wide range of properties. Those properties ...

Distinguished University and Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Professor Yury Gogotsi is the recipient of a four-year NSF grant from the Division of Materials Research, “Synthesis and Optoelectronic ...

From snowflakes to quartz, nature’s crystalline structures form with a reliable, systemic symmetry. Researchers at Drexel University, who study the formation of crystalline materials, have shown that ...

Polyisocyanides are polymers distinguished by their helical structures, where the helix's winding direction (right- or left-handed) can be controlled through catalysts designed for synthesizing chiral ...

Segment Insights & Market Share Analysis of the Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) Films Market: The global liquid crystal polymer (LCP) films market is segmented based on Grade type, Application type, ...