Polymers News

Using a chemical trick that allows them to change the acidity of a solution almost instantly, a team at the National Institute of Standards and … more

People often have strong opinions on the "right" firmness of mattresses for themselves, and, as it turns out, some cell types have … more

Using neutron beams and atomic-force microscopes, a team of university researchers working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more

A closer look at a promising nanotube coating that might one day improve solar cells has turned up a few unexpected wrinkles, according to new … more

A new class of economically viable solar power cells - cheap, flexible and easy to make - has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent … more

Better predictions of how many valuable materials behave under stress could be on the way from the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more

In its first decade of work, a research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop novel and improved … more

NIST polymer reference materials (a variety of polyethelene materials are shown) are used in the calibration and performance evaluation of … more

Preservatives like sugar surround and protect complex molecules (foreground), but varying degrees of movement within the preservative - symbolized … more

Crystallization (left) occurs as polymers harden into thin films, which are used widely in electronics technology. But when dewetting (right) also … more

Materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a process to build complex, three-dimensional … more

Materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a simplified, low-cost process for producing … more

In response to the electronics industry’s rallying cry of “smaller and faster,” the next breakthroughs in the … more

Some 46 million people suffer from arthritis in the United States alone. The worst cases require painful surgeries to drill holes in and reinforce … more

One of the immediate applications of carbon nanotubes (CNT) is as an additive to polymers to create electrically conducting plastics—a … more