The resultant transparent polymer film formed after the solvent evaporation was highly elastic and stable in commonly used solvents (such as ethanol, hexane, water, and others). Upon examination, the ...

Structural colour creations: Inkjet printing of a single transparent polymer ink on a hydrophobic substrate can create large-area full-colour images. (Courtesy: K Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences) ...

Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a highly transparent material made entirely from natural wood without adding plastic and uncovered why some wood becomes clearer than others.

Chemists and engineers collaborate on process that washes away nonconductive side chains from a robust polymer backbone to create a powerful conductive plastic.

In most filled plastics, mismatches between micron-scale particles and refractive index can cause strong scattering. This shows up on a macroscopic scale as haze and loss of transmittance. When you ...

Lasers have been used to weld together plastic parts for decades, but until recently the technology had one major disadvantage: it could not be used to weld clear polymers. Recently, high-powered ...

Investigating alkali-treated wood, this research uncovers how chemical modifications and anisotropic structure influence transparency and light transmission.

Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them. By bleaching away the pigments in plant cells, Siegfried Fink managed to ...