The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the first article on polymerization, published by Hermann Staudinger. It is Staudinger who realized that polymers consist of long chains of covalently linked building blocks. Polymers have had a tremendous impact on the society ever since this initial publication. People live in a world that is almost impossible to imagine without synthetic polymers. But what does the future hold for polymer science? In this article, the editors and advisory board of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics reflect on this question.

中文翻译：

---

高分子科学的未来100年

2020年是Hermann Staudinger发表的第一篇有关聚合的文章100周年。Staudinger意识到聚合物由共价连接的结构单元的长链组成。自从首次发表以来，聚合物对社会产生了巨大的影响。没有合成聚合物，人们生活在一个几乎无法想象的世界。但是，高分子科学的未来将如何发展？在本文中，高分子化学和物理的编辑和顾问委员会对此问题进行了反思。