Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered a new process to make polymers out of sulfur which could provide a way of making plastic that is less harmful to the environment. Sulfur is an ...

A sulfur-based polymer that can transmit light at long infrared wavelengths could enable a new class of lightweight plastic optics—as long as scientists can figure out how to reliably make it (ACS ...

A new chemical process can transform waste sulfur into lightweight plastic lenses that have a high refractive index and are transparent to mid-range infrared light. The lenses may have applications in ...

A room-temperature method for strongly bonding two polymer surfaces could lead to applications in polymer use, repair and recycling. The molecules of conventional polymers are based on strings of ...

In the early-to-mid 1800s, Charles Goodyear 1 discovered that natural rubbers became more robust when heated in the presence of a small amount of sulfur. We now know that this ‘vulcanization’ process ...