Researchers have manufactured photochemically active polymers which can be dissolved in water or certain alcohols. University of Helsinki researchers have manufactured photochemically active polymers ...

Over the past decades, many research teams worldwide have started working on electronic fibers. These are yarn-like components with electronic properties that can be weaved or assembled to create new ...

Spider webs are a wonder of the natural world. Not only are they beautiful to behold, they also are unique in how they stretch and move. Unlike most threads that sag when stretched, the sticky threads ...

While thermodynamics has long concerned itself with understanding the equilibrium between various phases, classical thermodynamics only cares about long-term behaviors that occur after equilibrium is ...