Plastic that conducts electricity might sound impossible. But there is a special class of materials known as "electronic ...

The Natural Materials and Polymer Processing Group, is headed by Margaret C. Burns Chair in Engineering and Professor in Materials Science and Engineering Caroline Schauer. The NMPP group works ...

Shares in OC Oerlikon traded higher on Tuesday after the Swiss materials manufacturer's net profit for 2024 rose. In morning trading in Europe, shares rose 8.6% at 4.19 Swiss francs, up 19% year to ...

Argonne's Polybot combines AI and automation to optimize electronic polymer thin films, improving conductivity and reducing ...

Their "crosslinked polymer" chemical structure guarantees longevity but also makes these petrochemical-based materials—which comprise 15%–20% of all polymers produced—impossible to recycle.