As this polymer network is stretched, weaker crosslinking bonds (blue) break more easily than any of the strong polymer strands, making it more difficult for a crack to propagate through the material.

Grapevine, Texas — Kal-Polymers Inc. is in the midst of adding 50 million pounds of processing capacity, split between two plastic recycling plants in the United States and Canada. The company, which ...

(Nanowerk News) By adding semiconducting nanoparticles to polymers, the Materials + Technologies Research Group (GMT) of the Polytechnical College of San Sebastian of the UPV/EHU-University of the ...

Polymers are fundamental to our daily lives, serving as the core components for a wide array of goods, including clothing, packaging, transportation infrastructure, construction materials, and ...

The Charlotte, N.C.-based Polymers Center of Excellence installed its sixth extrusion line and is planning a 12,000-square-foot addition as it adds capabilities and capacity for instruction, research ...