"Elastic polymer" refers to a type of material that can stretch and bounce back to its original shape when a force is applied to it. It is like a rubber band that can be stretched and then returns to its original form.
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But when gold particles are mixed
with elastic polymers, it «self - organizes» into chains, making the material conducive when expanded or contracted, according to a report in Wired.
The Boost tech is made out of tiny capsules of
highly elastic polymer that return energy and look a bit like a midsole made out of Styrofoam.
Packing 320 watts of power and a multilayer mica matrix cone design for optimum sound reproduction and responsiveness, this three - way coaxial set - up reproduces a lightweight,
elastic polymer sound.
The researchers made the printed batteries flexible and stretchable by incorporating a hyper -
elastic polymer material made from isoprene, one of the main ingredients in rubber, and polystyrene, a resin - like component.
Engineers are working on a way to combine tiny, tiny pieces of gold, called nanoparticles, with
an elastic polymer to create a stretchable, conductive material.
Meanwhile, at Stanford University, materials scientist Zhenan Bao and collaborators cut pyramid - shaped holes in
an elastic polymer to produce variations in capacitance, the ability to hold an electric charge.
The durable material is a mix of
an elastic polymer plus hydroxyapatite, a calcium mineral found in human bones and teeth.
The mixture was then dried, leaving behind
an elastic polymer thin film embedded with the aligned chains of magnetic particles.
The elastic polymer thin film, with the aligned chains of magnetic fields, is left behind when the whole mixture is dried.
An elastic polymer thin film was created by combining iron microparticles into a liquid polymer mixture and applying magnetic fields to cause the microparticles to form synchronized chains.
At the core of their design is polyurethane, which is
an elastic polymer that already has decent scratch resistance.