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

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

Pneumatic conveying can support efficient PCR processing, but only when system design and operating conditions protect pellet integrity and maintain stable separation.

ANTEC 2026 and the SPE Applied Rheology Chapter brought top innovators to Pittsburgh from March 9–12 of technical progress in plastics.

High-performance photocatalysts can upcycle post-consumer polyester under mild conditions.

Engineers leverage thermotropic LCE phase transitions to power prosthetics, overcoming rigid motor constraints with flexible actuation.

Multi-material 3D printing of PEEK and PEKK enables the consolidation of structural aerospace parts with embedded sensors and high-frequency antennas.

What it takes for sustainable plastics to work in pharma, with insights from Dr. Beate Mueller-Tiemann.

Move beyond ASTM D395 compression set to stress relaxation and DMA to predict contact stress retention and leakage risk in high-performance seals.