Two University of Iowa faculty members have been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to develop new plastic ...

For decades, field-effect transistors enabled by silicon-based semiconductors have powered the electronics revolution. But in recent years, manufacturers have come up against hard physical limits to ...

Researchers have synthesized a conducting polymer, polyaniline, exhibiting perfect diamagnetic properties, which eliminate external magnetic fields within the material. These properties are typically ...

Conductive polymers and nanocomposites represent a dynamic intersection of polymer chemistry, nanotechnology and materials science, leading to innovative applications in electronics, sensing devices, ...

A powerful one-step, "chain growth" method should make it easier to design and synthesize a variety of highly conductive polymers for different research and commercial applications, according to a ...

New workholding systems ditch hydraulics and better regulate clamping forces. New workholding systems ditch hydraulics and better regulate clamping forces. Electricity heats the T-Vise's ...

Electrochemical processes in devices like solar cells, fuel cells, lithium batteries, and water desalination systems rely on the safe, efficient, and robust transport of anions and cations between ...

Conductive polymers have seen great advancement during the last two decades. In general a half filled valence band, formed from a continuous delocalized π –system, is an ideal condition for conduction ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Artificial muscles hold the promise of revolutionizing fields ranging from robotics and prosthetics to biomedical devices. These lightweight, flexible materials can mimic the ...

Polypyrrole, poly(phenylacetylene), poly(p-phenylene sulfide), poly(p-phenylene), polythiophene, polyfuran, polyaniline, polycarboxylate, and its derivatives are some ...