What happens when a scientific problem seems too complex to solve precisely, yet understanding it could reshape how researchers design new materials and medicines? For decades, much of the polymer ...

UMass Lowell recently recognized 10 distinguished graduates with 2026 University Alumni Awards, honoring their outstanding contributions to the university, the community and their respective ...

The Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) welcomes the first cohort of the new Poly-ABROAD Visiting Student Program, an international research collaboration with the Macromolecules ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The plastic industry faces growing concern over environmental pollution and potential health hazards ...

The future of next-generation robots that move like living systems will be shaped by advances in molecular design ...

Kim studies the mechanics of soft materials, such as gels, rubbers, and their composites and will receive $678,248 from NSF’s ...

In the mid-1960s, inside a research laboratory run by DuPont, Stephanie Kwolek was searching for something fairly practical.

About 50,000 people fled when a chemical tank from aircraft parts manufacturer GKN Aerospace threatened to explode in Orange County. Some of them say they no longer trust the air or the company after ...

For more than half a century, materials scientists have struggled with how to simulate the complexity of polymer materials.

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 ...