The polymer solar cell is able to retain 97% of its performance after 2,000 hours in air. By blending small-molecule acceptors into polymeric matrices, the research team improved molecular packing, ...

Organizers: Innoplast Solutions The theme for this year’s 2-day conference on “Polymeric IMPLANTS & CATHETERS in Medical Devices” is to bring the participants up to speed on the newest trends and ...

Polymer materials play a vital role in today's medicine. While many applications demand for long-lasting devices, others benefit from materials that disintegrate once their job is done. The design of ...

New light has been shed on solar power generation using devices made with polymers. Researchers identified a new polymer -- a type of large molecule that forms plastics and other familiar materials -- ...

The latest novel stent technology to square off against the industry standard has met the bar set by the PIONEER III trial for noninferiority, but whether the new device—this one with a “supreme ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Conjugated polymer based organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices have been the subject of increasing research interest over the past years due to their potential of being light weight, ...

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Researchers in China have developed a new type of polymer solar cells that deliver ...

Despite the use of increasingly accurate computer simulation, wind-tunnel testing is still required to measure pressure changes and airflow speeds on the surfaces of new aircraft and car prototypes.