The science behind reading quirks As the daughter of a librarian, I grew up surrounded by books. My mother was the librarian ...

Major breakthrough advances efforts in regenerative medicine UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.— When you press your finger against your skin, the tissue underneath temporarily stiffens to resist the pressure. Cut ...

where the carbohydrate and phosphate make up the backbone of the polymer. Synthetically replicating transmembrane protein signal transduction is a gaol of synthetic biology. Here, the authors show ...

Polymer chemistry is the study of the synthesis, characterization and properties of polymer molecules or macromolecules, which are large molecules composed of repeating chemical subunits known as ...

Researchers have created a recyclable, bio-based alternative to thermoset plastics using dihydrofuran (DHF). Cornell ...

ALTOONA, Pa. — A collaboration between Penn State and Shell USA Inc. is supporting efforts across the University’s mission of ...

Our biological sciences students explore the complexities of life and work to address global challenges in biology. Our faculty advance knowledge in a wide range of disciplines within the biological ...

Researchers have developed a recyclable alternative to a durable class of plastics used for items like car tires, replacement hip joints and bowling balls.

Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such as mucus, form long cables that buckle and twist on each other ...

This illustration shows the C1 polymer formation, where the Pd-catalyst (red spere) is linearly combining a number of diazoacetate monomers (transparent sphere) to form the polymer main chain. Credit: ...

Unlike conventional methods, the manufacturing process of the 2D polymer is highly scalable.