Temperature-responsive polymers, notably poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and its derivatives, have emerged as versatile materials in chromatography, enabling dynamic modulation of surface properties in ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University have for the first time demonstrated thermal writing and data storage in a responsive polymer (Advanced Materials, ...

Scanning electron microscope image of an engineered living material created by diffusion of live cyanobacteria cells (green) into poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), a temperature-responsive polymer.

Advances in materials science have led to the development of "smart materials," whose properties do not remain static but change in response to external stimuli. One such material is ...

Stimulus sensitivity: They contain specific responsive groups that react to external triggers such as heat, light, mechanical stress, electric and magnetic fields, gases, pH, or particular chemicals.

Scientists have created a novel thermoresponsive polymer by adding divalent cations to polymers and water solvents. They also succeeded in controlling thermoresponsive properties by changing the type ...

In the race for lighter, safer and more efficient electronics—from electric vehicles to transcontinental energy grids—one component literally holds the power: the polymer capacitor. Seen in such ...

Current capacitors often require dedicated cooling loops to keep them operating within a safe temperature range. If the capacitor itself can withstand the heat of an engine block or a high-voltage ...