The Polymerist
Tony MaioranaCommercialization of chemicals and switching from oil and gas to sustainable feedstocks.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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In Search of: A Unicorn
I had a founder reach out to me recently asking if I knew anyone with a very specific set of skills who was willing to relocate to a very specific area to work on a very specific project that utilized the specific skills, but in a non-tradi...
The Purpose of The Polymerist
GPT 5.6 Sol on High.
Years ago I was talking to an editor at a big Chemistry Magazine and he asked me what my editorial thesis was for the newsletter. At the time I didn’t have a good answer. I was mostly experimenting and I was also angr...
The Lean Lab
Over the past few years when I’ve been talking to founders, graduate students, investors, and industry incumbents one consistent theme has emerged: there is still a big disconnect from the laboratory level scientists and engineers trying to...
Chemistry in The Time of Change
There is Always Another Crisis
In Q2 of 2026 we saw the United States enter into another war in the middle east. Oil prices spiked to recent record highs. Gasoline has become more expensive. Exports of oil and oil products to Asia slowe...
An Ace Up Your Sleeve
I haven’t quite published at the cadence that I would have hoped in 2025, but I did put out roughly 8 things that I thought were useful. If I were to put a floor on what a productive amount coming out of this newsletter would be—it would be...
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