Polymers
E-waste from refrigerators, televisions, computers, monitors, mobile phones, and video game consoles is an ever-increasing burden to landfills and the recycling industry
Scalable and cost-effective manufacturing of thin film devices
Second hand toys may not meet the most current safety guidelines for limiting hazardous elements
Using polymer blends, scientists rapidly generated highly ordered patterns that could be used in the fabrication of microelectronics, antireflective surfaces, magnetic data storage systems, and fluid-flow devices
New manufacturing technique overcomes half-century of failed attempts
New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time
New method can detect microplastics as small as the width of a human hair, using a fluorescent dye
Clothing made from a reversible fabric could warm or cool wearers and keep them comfortable, bringing down buildings’ energy costs
Erin Ratcliff's experiments with organic polymers boost prospects for developing more sensitive wearable and implantable bioelectronics that can record, regulate and repair what ails us
The modular generators could be inkjet printed on flexible substrates, including fabric, and manufactured using inexpensive roll-to-roll techniques
