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Carnegie Mellon's Krzysztof Matyjaszewski wins Dreyfus Prize

Carnegie Mellon University's Krzysztof Matyjaszewski has won the 2015 Dreyfus Prize in Chemical Sciences for his pioneering work in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a process that enables precise control over polymer size and architecture. This breakthrough has led to the creation of thousands of new materials, valued at ov...

New catalyst process uses light, not metal, for rapid polymerization

A new metal-free atom transfer radical polymerization process using an organic-based photocatalyst and light has been developed by researchers at UC Santa Barbara. This process overcomes the use of heavy metal catalysts like copper, which is a major roadblock in applications such as biomedical purposes.