By mimicking the way living cells control the flow of ions (charged particles) through microscopic tunnels in their membranes, the team has built an artificial system that can be tuned to either ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Northwestern University have turned to biology to potentially revolutionize how people make water safe to drink ...

The polymer chains are linked to each other by ion-dipole interactions between the polar groups in the polymer and the ionic salt. The resulting material could stretch up to 50 times its usual size.

The polymer chains are linked to each other by ion-dipole interactions between the polar groups in the polymer and the ionic salt. The resulting material could stretch up to 50 times its usual size.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new approach to control forces and interactions between atoms and molecules, such as those employed by geckos to climb vertical surfaces, could bring advances in new materials ...