Polymers are defined as materials consisting of macromolecules that are made up of small, regularly repeating smaller subunits. The coextrusion process is a manufacturing process that uses different ...

Thermoforming is a widely adopted manufacturing technique in polymer engineering whereby a pre-extruded thermoplastic sheet is heated to a pliable state and formed over a mould to produce lightweight, ...

Advanced polymer fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyetherimide and high‐performance polyamides pose distinctive challenges for dyeing due to their semi‐crystalline structure, limited ...

Editor?s note: The author, Donald E. De Laney, a consultant in polymer process rheology, worked with GE for 17 years and has worked with Dynisco over the past eight years. The plastics compounding and ...

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In a win for chemistry, inventors at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed a closed-loop path for synthesizing an exceptionally tough carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer, ...

Polymer bearings do not operate in isolation. Their performance depends on how bearing materials mating surfaces, housings, ...

One of the most promising types of batteries being developed is the rechargeable aluminum battery (AlB). This is built using one of the most abundant, inexpensive and recyclable metals available today ...

It was at the heart of the Creps (‘Sports Expertise and Performance Resource Centre’) in Vichy, France, that the French Society of Plastics Engineers, SFIP, chose this year to hold its event dedicated ...

A polymer, functionalized carbon fibers and a crosslinker are mixed and cured. The components can be retrieved by addition of an alcohol, pinacol. In a win for chemistry, inventors at the Department ...