The structure of semi-crystalline polymers largely depends on how strongly their molecular chains are entangled. Following numerous experiments, researchers developed a new model to predict the ...

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A new scientific study by the University of Birmingham has uncovered fresh insights into how plastic materials used in ...

Molecules that act as connected wheels can hold long molecular chains together to modify the properties of soft polymers. Molecules that act as connected wheels can hold long molecular chains together ...

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On Wednesday, the Nobel Prize Committee honored three researchers for their role in developing MOFs: Richard Robson for ...

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

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Following numerous experiments, the researchers developed a new model to predict the microscopic structure of the materials as well as their properties. Polymers are long-chain molecules.