Ditch the Delicate Wash Cycle to Save Our Seas
Millions of plastic microfibers are shed every time we wash clothes that contain materials such as nylon, polyester, and acrylic
polymer fibers
Double-Duty Textile Developed by Stanford Researchers Could Warm or Cool
Clothing made from a reversible fabric could warm or cool wearers and keep them comfortable, bringing down buildings’ energy costs
Technique Could Aid Mass Production of Biodegradable Plastic
The approach could allow manufacturers of corn-derived plastic to continuously produce the biodegradable material on a scale that at least approaches petroleum-based plastic, the industry standard
New Discovery: Nanometric Imprinting on Fiber
"We have achieved 300-nanometer patterns, but we could easily make them as small as several tens of nanometers"
Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes Cut Energy Use in Hydrocarbon Separations
The new material is based on polymer hollow fibers treated to retain their structure—and pore sizes—as they are converted to carbon through pyrolysis
Tetrapod Quantum Dots Light the Way to Stronger Polymers
Fluorescent tetrapod nanocrystals could light the way to the future design of stronger polymer nanocomposites.