A dual cross-linked magnetic polymer solves the fundamental trade-off limiting soft artificial muscles, achieving unprecedented combinations of stretchability, force output, and shape-programming ...

With help from a novel cross-linking molecule, MIT chemists have shown they can substantially improve the ballistic impact resistance of common polymers, including polystyrene and a type of rubber ...

MIT chemists have achieved a breakthrough in polymer science that could transform everyday plastics from brittle to bulletproof, using a counterintuitive approach that makes materials stronger by ...

The world is filled with a myriad of sounds and vibrations -- the gentle tones of a piano drifting down the hall, the relaxing purr of a cat laying on your chest, the annoying hum of the office lights ...

We know that what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger — as Liam Neeson has taught us in almost every movie he’s ever made — but can weaker bonds in polymers actually make the material itself stronger?

Scientists in the UK have developed a technique that could make a whole range of polymers far easier to recycle than they currently are, paving the way for more sustainability in the use of plastic ...