Anionic polymerization of lactams has emerged as a versatile route to manufacture high-performance thermoplastic composites, combining rapid in situ polymer growth with excellent fibre wet-out and ...

Metal catalysts are widely used in the production of drugs, dyes, adhesives, and plastics. Researchers have now discovered an intriguing property of nickel as a catalyst: it is able to catalyze the ...

Watch a Cornell ice hockey game at Lynah Rink and you'll spend three periods looking at—or rather, through—a methacrylate, a type of polymer used widely in paints, adhesives and glass substitutes. But ...