Polymers are materials made of long, repeating chains of molecules. There are natural and synthetic polymers, including proteins and rubber, and glass and epoxies.

Traditional polymers such as plastics are widely utilized for their chemical inertness and durability. However, these very ...

Polymers are both naturally occurring and man-made. Learn more and explore polymers with ECHO’s Science Spotlight activity you can do at home.

Scientists have created a new family of polymers capable of killing bacteria without inducing antibiotic resistance -- a major step in the fight against superbugs like E. coli and MRSA.

Finding the next groundbreaking polymer is always a challenge, but now researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to shape and transform the future of the field.

Thanks to a National Science Foundation CAREER award, Laure Kayser, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, will be conducting ...

My research focuses on the degradation of blended polymers provided by the Packaging Science Department at RIT. These blended polymers are made with polycaprolactone (a slow-degrading synthetic ...