Plastics, by and large, are well-understood materials. Not as strong as most metals, but often much lighter, these man-made polymers have found innumerable applications that have revolutionized the ...

MIT says the two-dimensional nature of the polymer gives it strength not typically associated with plastic. An MIT dean sees the new two-dimensional polymer as appropriate for “applications where high ...

A study describing the new material has been published in the journal Nature. MIT chemical engineers have created a new material dubbed 2DPA-1, which is stronger than steel, as light as plastic, and ...

Collaboration has led to the successful observation of these ultrafast electrons within conducting two-dimensional polymers. Professors Kimoon Kim and Ji Hoon Shim along with Dr. Yeonsang Lee from the ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — MIT chemical engineers have created a new material stronger than steel, as light as plastic and seals tight enough that even gas can't get through. The material could be used for ...

2D polymers are a novel class of nanomaterials that combine the structural features of polymers with the two-dimensional geometry of graphene and other 2D materials. These polymers consist of ...

MIT researchers have developed a lightweight polymer film that is nearly impenetrable to gas molecules, raising the possibility that it could be used as a protective coating to prevent solar cells and ...

In a remarkable feat of chemistry, a Northwestern University-led research team has developed the first two-dimensional (2D) ...

In a recent paper published in Chem, researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology have developed conducting two-dimensional polymers with electron mobility comparable to graphene.