Scientists at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have been working on a new polymer that could be the basis for lighter, cheaper and more environmentally friendly radiation shielding. Led by Da ...

The graphene-enhanced conductive polymers market is driven by the demand for miniaturization and higher conductivity.

Carrots come in a rainbow of bright colors — red, orange, yellow and purplish black — because of compounds called carotenoids. They help support eye health by reacting with potentially harmful UV ...

In this interview, AZoM talks to Dirk Leister from Thermo Fisher Scientific about the role of torque rheometers in the field of polymer compound development. To start, could you give a brief overview ...

Scripps Research, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), and several other collaborating institutions have successfully demonstrated a machine-learning ...

Sumitomo Chemical is to establish Sumika Polymer Compounds Poland (SPCP), to enhance its polypropylene (PP) compound business. SPCP will start commercial production in the spring of 2022. PP compounds ...

A team of scientists at the CIDETEC Centre for Electrochemical Technologies have successfully created the first self-healing polymer that can heal by itself at room temperature, without the need for ...

Portugal-based Cabopol Polymer Compounds is opening a new production site in Monterey, Mexico. The new facility, set to come online in December, will initially include two production lines with an ...

Most applications with polymeric materials are not based on the neat polymer, but on mixtures of the polymer with other polymers and with other additives. Compounds are prepared during a compounding ...

The two-day event, held on February 16-17 at the Olympic Hotel in Tehran, is organized by the Iranian Association of Masterbatch and Polymer Compound Producers. The conference focuses on advancements ...