A research team led by Professors Stefan Seelecke and Paul Motzki from Saarland University is using a highly versatile film ...

Using these electroactive polymer films, the research team is developing novel drive systems (actuators) that can be controlled without the need for additional sensors. 'A precise electrical ...

These are just some of the devices made possible using thin silicone films that can be precisely controlled so that they ...

Cortical Labs would like to sell you a brain in a box. It’ll cost about $35,000, and you can teach it to do all kinds of nifty things. If that’s out of your price range, you can sign up for its ...

Clothes that can mimic the feeling of being touched, touch displays that provide haptic feedback to users, or even ultralight loudspeakers. These are ...

School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore ...

The surface charge of the polymer films significantly influenced sensor performance: NF and PVA films, with negative charges, enhanced the preconcentration of positively charged acetylthiocholine ...

Unfortunately, most materials developed so far suffer from complex synthesis processes or difficulties in separating them from other polymers during waste disposal. To overcome these limitations ...

The result is a highly ordered structure with densely entangled polymers between nanosheets, not only improving the mechanical properties of the hydrogel but also allowing the material to self-heal.

Polymers are either natural or synthetic macromolecules composed of many repeating units (monomers) usually arranged in the form of a chain. Examples of polymers are silk, rubber, silicone, DNA ...