To unlock the widespread use of block copolymers as photonic pigments, there is an urgent need to consider their environmental impact (cf. microplastic pollution). Here we show how inverse glass architecture can enable biocompatible bottlebrush (BBCPs), which otherwise lack refractive index contrast needed for a strong response. A library pigments produced from poly(norbornene-graft-polycaprola...

Post-disturbance rangeland restoration efforts are often thwarted due to soil moisture deficits. Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) absorb hundreds of times their weight in water, increasing when the SAP is mixed with soil. The objective this study was evaluate banded SAPs under surface increase plant available water and thus seedling establishment for perennial species during efforts. Five glassho...