The study, published in Advanced Functional Materials, offers new insights into the mechanics of PDMS surfaces, opening up greater potential for its practical application in environmental monitoring ...

A simple, cheap, and highly effective approach to achieve large tuning range of optical transmittance through harnessing surface wrinkling–cracking patterns on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) films. The ...

A group of researchers from China’s Shandong University and Xi’an Jiaotong University has developed a radiative cooling (RC) cover for PV panels that can reportedly reduce their operating temperature ...

Polymer thin films are widely used in a number of processes, including artificial skin and anti-reflective coatings. A knowledge of their viscoelastic features at multiple temperatures is crucial for ...

In aerospace, nuclear, medical and defence applications, protection against electromagnetic interference (EMI) and neutron ...