Electrical & Electronics

PVDF separators improve lithium-ion battery safety, electrolyte uptake, and thermal stability for EV and grid energy storage.

Quantum pigments use quantum dots to create purer, brighter, and programmable color effects in plastics, coatings, and masterbatches.

Engineers use machine learning algorithms to map polymer degradation, replacing physical trials with precise predictive models for industrial extrusion pipelines.

Shrinkage is a natural result of cooling and solidification in injection molding, but material structure and process conditions strongly affect its magnitude.

Plastics helped transform phones from bulky early telephones into lighter, more durable, and higher-performing mobile devices.

Engineers utilize photothermal conversion to 3D print thermoset composites, cutting oven curing and delivering robust parts for industry.

Monolithic 3D printing with bio-based resins enables origami-inspired soft robotics without assembly, combining sustainability and design complexity.

AI-driven reinforcement learning enables polymer design optimized for performance and manufacturability.

Coatings derived from renewable resources meet performance requirements while addressing environmental concerns.

Polyolefins are increasingly replacing conventional materials as encapsulant films in photovoltaic solar panels.

Engineers optimize conductive polymer composites for fuel cell bipolar plates, achieving low weight and high conductivity for advanced energy systems.

Advances in biobased substrates for printed devices show potential to improve sustainability in electronics.