Farmers are always looking for smarter ways to boost crop health, and one of the industry's latest game-changers is ...

A semiconductor made of synthetic polymer such as an LED or transistor. Such "conjugated polymers" are a plastic material that changes from being an insulator to a semiconductor after being doped.

Chiral-structural-color materials produce color through microscopic structures that interact with light rather than through ...

While controlled-release fertilizers can boost crop efficiency, a new study highlights their contribution to microplastic ...

An increasingly popular industry fertilizer creates microplastics that leach into soil, according to a study from the MU College of Engineering published in January.