When hot enough, all of the polymer chains coil back up, making the sheet of polymer shrink, just like a Slinky will pull itself together when you let go. Scientists at Northwestern University ...

Last year, even as the number of Amazon orders grew, the e-commerce giant managed to shrink its plastic footprint. The amount of single-use plastic that it used in shipping dropped by 11.6% from ...

22 On the basis of the film thickness of ca. 500 nm and the strong adhesion of the polymer film on the Si substrate, this shrinkage is in a reasonable range. Although there is a remarkable ...

If you’ve ever played with a Shrinky Dink, you’ve seen a shape memory polymer in action. When you put one in the oven, it’ll shrink and harden. Of course, you can’t easily undo a Shrinky ...