With a recent breakthrough, a new facility on the horizon and more, the Polymer Industry Cluster is looking to build on its momentum in 2026.

The National Science Foundation has awarded $660,421 in funding to the University of Akron for a program titled, "Crystallization and Reorganization Pathway of Semicrystalline Polymers," the office of ...

Researchers' new polymer strategy shifts a centuries-old engineering paradigm with a molecular design that doesn't sacrifice stretchability for stiffness. Researchers at the University of Virginia ...

A group lead by Prof. Yang Liu from Huazhong University of Science and Technology has created a new type of "upgraded" polymer that’s far better at converting movement into electrical signals through ...

Polymer capsules can store functional substances such as drugs and fragrances, making them widely used in functional ...

Dr. Zhe Qiang, an associate professor in the School of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Southern ...

Machine learning (ML) has emerged as a transformative tool in polymer science, enabling researchers to predict material properties and guide polymer design with unprecedented speed and precision.

Faced with a budget shortfall, the University of Akron (UA) is proposing to merge its department of chemistry; department of chemical, biomolecular, and corrosion engineering; and School of Polymer ...

The Polymer Science doctoral program is designed to provide students with a background in advanced course work and laboratory techniques that will prepare them to carry out an original investigation ...

The 32nd biennial meeting of the Polymer Physics Group, PAPS 2026, will be held in Nottingham in September 2026. This event provides an opportunity for researchers from both academia and industry to ...

In a win for chemistry, inventors have designed a closed-loop path for synthesizing an exceptionally tough carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer and later recovering all of its starting materials. In a win ...