In an exciting twist, researchers at Northwestern University have come up with a new material that might just give bulletproof vests and military armor a serious upgrade. This material is not only ...

The resulting material consists of layers of two-dimensional (2D) polymer sheets where ends of X-shaped monomers are interlocked with ends of other X-shaped monomers, and more monomers are ...

Sign us up for some! Although the fabrication process looks a bit daunting, we love the results of working with electro-active polymers. These are sheets of plastic that can flex by contracting in ...

The resulting crystals comprise layers and layers of 2D interlocked polymer sheets. Within the polymer sheets, the ends of the X-shaped monomers are bonded to the ends of other X-shaped monomers.

Researchers in India have demonstrated a wet chemical process to recover silicon with high purity from end-of-life solar ...

The properties of 2D materials, such as graphene, arise not only from their composition but also their sheet-like structures. Synthetic 2D polymers made from well-defined monomers promise to ...