(Nanowerk Spotlight) Polymers are ideal for energy storage for transportation due to their light weight, scalability, low-cost manufacturing, and high dielectric strength. Dielectrics are materials ...

Patrick Hopkins, left, and Ash Giri, UVA mechanical and aerospace engineering alumni and former UVA senior scientist. (Courtesy: Tom Cogill, for UVA Engineering) A polymer-based insulator that ...

Polymers are usually the go-to material for thermal insulation. Think of a silicone oven mitt, or a Styrofoam coffee cup, both manufactured from polymer materials that are excellent at trapping heat.

Noida: Power department has planned to replace conventional insulators with advanced polymer insulators to improve power supply during winter.Insulators are essential for equipment such as busbars, ...