The search for materials that combine high performance with environmental responsibility has led researchers ...

Polyurethane foam can be divided into two categories, such as open-cell and closed-cell foam. The former is a plastic with incomplete cell walls and include holes through which air and liquid can ...

Foams have long baffled scientists because liquid drains from them far sooner than theory predicts. New research shows the reason: the bubbles don’t stay put—they rearrange, opening pathways for ...

Srikanth Pilla receives funding from the National Science Foundation (award # 2122822) and Department of Energy (award # DE-SC0021367) to support this work. James Sternberg receives funding from the ...

Lightweight composite metal foams are effective at blocking harmful radiation, according to a new study carried out by researchers in the US. Indeed, the foams can efficiently block X-rays, gamma rays ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have solved a long-standing mystery behind the drainage of liquid from foams. Standard physics models wildly overestimate the height of ...

Polyurethane foams are found in many everyday objects. A study published in Chemical Engineering Journal shows how to produce ...

Industrial biocatalysis with enzymes is deemed to be a 'game changer' in the development of a sustainable chemical industry. Enzymes can be used to synthesize an impressive range of complex molecules, ...

A new plant-based substitute for polyurethane foam eliminates the health risk of the material, commonly found in insulation, car seats and other types of cushioning, and it’s more environmentally ...

Scientists at Princeton University in the US have discovered that a material known as a Weaire-Phelan foam can act as an optical filter. As well as adding to our understanding of such foams, which ...