IBM Research Polymer Discovery

The first new class of polymers discovered in over 20 years by IBM researchers is the world s first family of materials that are stronger than bone, selfhealing and solventresistant while being completely recyclable back to their starting material. These new experimental polymers, coming by way of a novel computational chemistry hybrid approach to accelerate the materials discovery process, could deliver cheaper, lighter, stronger and recyclable materials ideal for the semiconductor, aerospace, airline