Penn State scientists create elastic gel-like plastic that conducts electricity using salts and tiny fiber networks for ...

N.C. State researchers developed a material that looks like plastic film, but it is more biodegradable due to being made from a reinforced seaweed-derived polymer. North Carolina State University ...

The biocomposite films look similar to many synthetic plastics, however, their structure is hierarchically reinforced as seen in the fluorescence microscopy image. Materials with enhanced structure ...

The biocomposite films look similar to many synthetic plastics (left), however, their structure is hierarchically reinforced as seen in the fluorescence microscopy image (right). Image Credit: Orlin ...

In agricultural production, microplastics have become environmental pollutants that cannot be ignored. They may not only enter the food chain through the soil-plant system, threatening food safety, ...

Researchers have synthesized triarylborane (TAB) compounds that exhibit unusual optical responses upon binding to certain anions. They also synthesized thin polymer films that incorporate the TAB and ...

When we think of graphene, we tend to think of its use in high-profile applications such as electronics, medical devices and construction materials. Now, however, it's been incorporated into an ...

Crustacean and seaweed materials combined in a unique way could provide a sustainable alternative to plastic films. Materials with enhanced structure derived from crustaceans and seaweed could be part ...