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May 15, 2014 10:20 pm GMT

Scientists Discover First New Polymers in 20 Years

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The world welcomed two new polymers on Thursday, codenamed Titan and Hydro, both of which came from the same reaction. One is rigid; it could become part of the next generation of computers. The other is a gel, so it it could be included in water-soluble nail polish.

IBM researcher Jeannette M. Garcia was among a team of nearly a dozen scientists and researchers who worked for more than a year on this discovery, and they are now submitting their findings to the peer review journal Science.

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Humans have been creating synthetic polymers for the better part of a century, and they can now be found in everything from your steering wheel and favorite polyester suit to your computer and airplanes. But new polymer-forming chemical reactions like this one are extremely rare Read more...

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