The research, published in Nature Sustainability, introduces a novel method for creating polyamides—a class of plastics known for their strength and durability, the most famous of which are ...

Aromatic polyamides are a class of polymers known for their high thermal stability, mechanical strength, and chemical resistance. These materials are synthesized through polycondensation reactions ...

Dyestuffs Division, Research Laboratories, Imperial Chemical Industries, Limited, Hexagon House, Blackley, Manchester, 9 ...

This is often called the ‘nylon rope experiment’ because nylon continues to form until one of the monomers is used up. Hydrogen chloride is formed instead of water. This is an acidic gas with ...

A team of scientists from the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Biotechnology at Forschungszentrum Jülich worked together ...

A team of scientists from the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences–Biotechnology at Forschungszentrum Jülich worked together with the company Novonesis to develop a bacterium that "eats" individual ...