At the international vacuum conference SVC 2012 researchers of Fraunhofer FEP present the PolAR process: A method to provide high-area polymer films with anti-reflective properties.

Until now, scientists did not believe that non-polar polymers were capable of exhibiting any piezoelectric effect, which occurs only in non-conductive materials.

While multiple polymers can be used to make glassy gels, Dickey also noted that charged or polar polymers are the most effective since they’re attracted to ionic liquids.

The difficulty of gaining adhesion to non-polar substrates such as TPO is well known in the automotive industry. A new class of materials is being developed by Shell Chemical Company which offer a ...

These polymers have already been tested for polar organic micropollutants removal at a laboratory scale. Large-scale fabrication of these materials in collaboration with industrial partners will open ...