Substance could potentially be used for photolithography technology, such as fabricating printed circuits, among other applications

Polyurethanes are highly versatile materials, but the materials come from petroleum, and efforts to recycle them are limited

Researchers suggest seven energy-intensive separation processes they believe should be the top targets for research into low-energy purification technologies

Have a close-up look at DNA; you’ll see it wiggles in the oddest way

While self-healing plastics have been developed before, the new material is remarkable because it is safe to humans and works at temperatures as low as 37 C

Berkeley Lab scientists discover another design principle for building nanostructures

The formula marks a departure from earlier approaches that relied on making surfaces either very water-repellent or very slippery

Recent research shows that the topography can enhance some of graphene’s already interesting properties

New carbon capture membrane boasts CO2 highways

Scientists have developed biodegradable polymer grafts that should grow to be just the right size and shape to fix the spinal column