Examples of polymers are silk, rubber, silicone, DNA and proteins. An actuator that mimics the actions of muscles in wings of insects by a constant stream of light as its power source provides a ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Students at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new polymer design that may bridge the gap between rubber elasticity and ...

The design of polymer networks is one of the oldest and most important challenges in chemistry, impacting many of the highest volume chemical industries from rubber to adhesives to biomedical ...