A new type of polymer can show that it has changed shape. After exposure to UV light, the chain-like molecules emit a different color of light. This opens a new pathway for research into how viruses function in a cell and how minor damage in rubbers and plastics can accumulate and lead to rupture.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150813074716.htm
New fluorescent polymer makes deformation visible
13 agosto 2015
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