New plastic goes from squishy to rigid and back
"...we can turn it into something that behaves like a hard, high-strength material or something that's quite flexible, like a rubber band."
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"...we can turn it into something that behaves like a hard, high-strength material or something that's quite flexible, like a rubber band."
Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have created a new type of flexible plastic that can change
The material can be tempered into different shapes — like steel in the hands of a blacksmith — and could someday transform space travel, recycling and more.
Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have investigated the fundamental physics of non-Newtonian fluids using piezoelectric nanoparticles, which vary in reaction to pressure.
The firm has expanded its workforce by 15%