The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new system for nerve repair based on light-activated polymers rather than surgical stitches. The flexible polymer system was developed by the ...

The Akron Polymer Industry Cluster, formed and led by the Greater Akron Chamber, has landed a new executive director. The chamber announced that Hans Dorfi is taking over as the cluster’s executive ...

When aiming for stretchable, health-monitoring, skin-like sensor sheets, materials with demanding properties are required: they need to be flexible, biocompatible, and electrically conductive at the ...

New eco-friendly ferroelectric plastic ditches forever chemicals and paves way for safer, smarter electronics of the future.

A loofah-inspired polymer filters viruses, adapts with pH, and could power ultra-light, sustainable devices.

Researchers at DTU have developed a new kind of electronic material that behaves almost exactly like human skin. The substance could be useful in soft robotics, medicine, and health care.

The Tissium Coaptium Connect for sutureless nerve repair. [Image courtesy of investor Cathay Health] Tissium announced today that it received FDA de novo marketing authorization for Coaptium ...

Engineering Biology with Polymers (Grades 9-12) Frequently Asked Questions Click Here to Register June 23-27 (Online registration closes June 13. Call 303-492-7188 to register after this date.) 9:30am ...

MIT student prints AI polymer masks to restore paintings in hours Removable transparent films apply digital restorations directly to damaged artwork.

Modified polymer could help people with PEG allergies Tweaking the polyethylene glycol layer around lipid nanoparticles could prevent rare reactions to drugs, including some COVID-19 vaccines ...

Can your model unlock the secrets of polymers? This competition challenges participants to predict fundamental polymer properties to accelerate sustainable materials research. Polymers are essential ...