All Polymers articles – Page 6

  • A 3D printer builds up an object layer by layer
    The Mole

    Trade secrets... Print your world

    2014-11-01T11:50:00Z

    Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare gets hands-on with the 3D printing revolution

  • Chemical structure of Aminoethoxy ethanol substituted phosphazene (AEEP)
    News

    Plant plastics reach for the stars

    2014-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Starch turned into a strong transparent film

  • Polymer changing colour in presence of TNT
    News

    A real red alert for explosives

    2014-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Sensory polymer could be used for smart fibres

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    ChemTube3D: Polymers

    This section provides an interactive 3D experience with many different polymers and demonstrates the key features of each one.

  • Dissolving dress
    The Mole

    When chemistry and art collide

    2014-07-01T16:10:00Z

    From disappearing bottles to catalytic clothing: Josh Howgego investigates how a scientist–artist duo is starting conversations about society’s future

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    News

    BPA substitute from paper by-product

    2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Plant-derived plastic shows benefits of BPA without the toxicity

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    Polymers

    Understanding the formation and properties of polymers gives an insight into how they are used in everyday life. The chemistry involved is varied and links together many aspects of the subject including an introduction to organic chemistry, ions, structure and bonding. The activities that include both practicals and questions help ...

  • Christmas tree
    Feature

    Terpenes: not just for Christmas

    2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

    The chemicals that give Christmas trees their pine fresh smell could be at the centre of a chemical revolution, as Josh Howgego explains

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    News

    Polymer regenerates all by itself

    2013-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Elastomers heal themselves

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    Feature

    The science of sorting

    2013-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Many of the UK's local authorities collect recyclable waste mixed together in the same bin. Mike Tingle discovers how differences in chemical and physical properties are used to separate a wide variety of materials

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    Chemistry in your Bathroom resource

    In association with

    Discover how Croda products transform your bathroom from disarray to a fully functionable and clean bathroom with this resource explaining the chemistry behind these products. Please note that some aspects of the resource are no longer interactive/functional.

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    Experiment

    Electrochromic polymer

    Can polymers conduct electricity as well as metals? Using this experiment, learners will discover how the two materials differ. Includes kit list and safety instructions

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    Experiment

    Green plastics

    Discover more about the science of green plastics with this in depth session on bio-plastics and the issues around fossil fuels

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    Year 9 chemistry day

    Introduce the fun aspects of polymers with plastic milk and bouncing custard

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    Experiment

    Snap, crackle and snot

    Investigate some of the weird and wonderful properties of solids, liquids and gases, in this range of experiments

  • A skateboard
    The Mole

    Trade secrets... Skateboarding

    2013-01-01T09:33:00Z

    Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare investigates how chemistry revolutionised the sport

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    On This Day – Jul 28 : Earl Tupper was born

    While working at the DuPont chemical company he began to scrounge waste polythene, and then purified and moulded it into cups, bowls and plates. Tupper later founded the Tupperware Plastics Company, and sold it 20 years later for $16 million USD.

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    On This Day - Feb 24 : Nylon commercially produced

    Nylon was first used in toothbrush bristles for the Miracle Tuft Toothbrush. Before this, the world relied on toothbrush bristles made from the neck hairs of wild pigs from Siberia, Poland and China.

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    On This Day - Jun 21 : Boron was isolated

    The French pair beat the English chemist Humphrey Davy to it by just nine days. Boron (B) is named after one of its compounds, borax, which had been used as a glazing agent for hundreds of years.

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    On This Day - Apr 06 : Teflon invented

    Teflon, which is the trade name for polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), was first made by American chemist Roy Plunkett by accident whilst working for DuPont. Teflon’s inert nature and extreme slipperiness has led to it being used in many applications, including non-stick saucepans.