It is difficult to imagine the present world without polymers. Natural polymers have a very important role as structural materials (polysaccharides and proteins), information storage (nucleic acids), ...

Discover how repurposing saves on costs, boosts sustainability, and transforms digital content. Explore examples including packaging, pharmaceuticals, and electronics.

An auxetic material becomes thicker in one or more width-wise directions when it is stretched along its length. Conversely, it becomes thinner when compressed lengthwise. This contrasts with ‘normal’ ...

In 1929, the physicist Paul Dirac wrote, “The underlying physical laws necessary for the mathematical theory of a large part of physics and the whole of chemistry are thus completely known, and the ...

Behind the following links are lecturebook examples that focus on single concepts. These examples have been primarily taken from exams from past semesters, and have considerable relevance to you as ...

Honeycomb core materials, such as aramid, aluminium, and fibreglass, are used in areas such as interiors, winglets, spoilers and many other parts in commercial and military aircraft, helicopters and ...