The Clarke number of fluorine is about 0.03%, which is about half of that of sulfur, one-sixth of that of chlorine and almost equal to that of nitrogen and rubidium. This suggests that fluorine should ...

Abstract: The forging of mechanical bonds has been mastered at both molecular and macroscopic size scales, but not yet on the mesoscale (1–1000 microns)—a size regime of great importance in colloid ...

Polymers are also called macromolecules, being very large organic molecules composed of an extremely high number of repeating smaller units called monomers. Their applications are widespread, and ...

For more than two decades, the Ihara research group has been focusing on the development of new methods for polymer syntheses ...

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?

For the first time, scientists have used ultraviolet (UV) light, a low-cost and readily available energy source, to ...

Stock image courtesy Getty Images.For the first time, scientists have used ultraviolet (UV) light, a low-cost and readily ...

Even though many plastics are recyclable, most are not recycled because of the cost and labor needed. To help make plastic recycling easier, chemists want to find new polymers that require less work ...

For Frank Leibfarth, focussing on reactivity and selectivity helps him bridge the gap between fundamental and applied ...