Semicrystalline polymers are known to have a rigid amorphous fraction (RAF), which is present at the interface of the amorphous phase and crystal due to the immobilization of a polymer chain caused by ...

Nanotechnology has been one of the driving forces of science and technology over the past 20 years. Scaling down the size of an object to nanometer dimensions can result in dramatic changes to its ...

Gas separation is crucial for many industrial processes including obtaining nitrogen or oxygen from air and purifying natural gas or hydrogen. Currently, the most energy efficient method for ...

New computer design methods pave the way for scientists to design and assemble bundles of peptides. Peptides are compounds of amino acids, organic substances that make up proteins. These new design ...

The discovery of new alloys has often been accompanied by major developments in the history of mankind, for example, the era of bronze was initiated by the discovery that intimate mixing of copper and ...