The modern world is filled with synthetic polymers, long-chained molecules designed by scientists to fill all manner of applications.

Researchers at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed two closely related polymers that respond differently to high and low-temperature thresholds, despite their similar design. The polymer pair could be used in applications in medicine, protein synthesis, protective coatings and other fields. Their work is published in Macromolecules.

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Machine Shop crew kicks into high gear when senior design rolls around.

Students count on the small team of superheroes to support their capstone projects. For many, those projects represent the highlight of their college careers.

Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory discovered that atomic-level structural changes occur when the compound tin selenide heats up—changes that help it to conduct electricity but not heat.