Polymerization With An Electrifying Jolt

Polystyrene is one of the plastics produced by atom transfer radical polymerization

Scientists have figured out how to take electricity from a battery to drive a reaction that’s widely used to make industrial plastics. The environmentally friendly method, reported in the April 1 issue of Science, gives scientists exquisite control over the process to make even more complex and specialized plastics. The reaction, atom transfer radical polymerization [...]