What if a complex material could reshape itself in response to a simple chemical signal? A team of physicists from the ...

Polymers, large molecules made up of repeating smaller molecules called monomers, are found in nearly everything we use in our day-to-day lives. Polymers can be natural or created synthetically ...

It’s all down to the material’s two-dimensional molecular structure, something once thought to be prohibitively difficult in the world of polymer science. 2D Is Better Than 1D ...

Another key strength of this design is its versatility. The bottlebrush polymer structure can be tailored using different side-chain materials to meet specific needs. For example, one version uses ...

This 2D polymer structure is engineered at a nanoscale, which is measured in nanometers. Monomers with the shape of an X are organized into a crystal structure.