Advancements in Material Design and Synthesis It feels like every week there’s some new material that’s supposed ...

It is difficult to imagine the present world without polymers. Natural polymers have a very important role as structural materials (polysaccharides and proteins), information storage (nucleic acids), ...

An auxetic material becomes thicker in one or more width-wise directions when it is stretched along its length. Conversely, it becomes thinner when compressed lengthwise. This contrasts with ‘normal’ ...

Radioactive material supports many activities that improve lives around the world. Only a limited number of specialized facilities produce these materials, so safe and secure tran ...