Nanochemistry Nostalgia 2011
Professor Geoffrey Ozin reviews some significant results in nanochemistry from 2011.
Printing Skin: An Inkjet for Tissue Engineering
Scientists in Lausanne have developed an inkjet printing system to produce artificial living tissue.
Beetle-mimetic Velcro?
Korean scientists present a new interlocking material based on the mechanism beetles use to lock away their wings.
MSE Congress Calls for Abstracts
The “Materials Science and Engineering – MSE2012-Congress” will open its gates in Darmstadt, Germany from September 25-27.
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New Material to Effectively Clean Oil Spills
A steel mesh with a porous hydrogel layer is both superoleophobic and superhydrophilic, allowing water to drain while retaining oil.
MSE Congress Calls for Abstracts
The “Materials Science and Engineering – MSE2012-Congress” will open its gates in Darmstadt, Germany from September 25-27.
BASF invests $50 million to acquire equity ownership position in Sion Power
BASF today announced a $50 million investment in Sion Power, the global leader in the development of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries.
Exciting times for Polymer Physics
It’s a fascinating time for polymer science in fields as diverse as energy generation, biomedical applications, and nanotechnology.
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Perfectly spherical gold nanodroplets produced with smallest-ever nanojets
Using plasmonic hotspots, gold nanostructures can be melted and made to produce the smallest nanojets ever observed.
Breast cancer cells targeted, then burned, by gold-filled silicon wafers
By shining infrared light on specially designed, gold-filled silicon wafers, scientists at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute have successfully targeted and burned breast cancer cells. If the technology is shown to work in human clinical trials, it could provide patients a non-invasive alternative to surgical ablation, and could be used in conjunction with traditional cancer [...]
An expert look at correlated electrons
Electronic correlations strongly influence the properties of matter and thus are an ideal playground for physicists to explore fundamental aspects of solid state physics.
AFM Actuators Drafted for Nanoscale Thermal Analysis
Researchers show that they can perform nanoscale thermal analysis on stiff materials like epoxies and filled composites.
Exciting times for Polymer Physics
It’s a fascinating time for polymer science in fields as diverse as energy generation, biomedical applications, and nanotechnology.
Giant optical gain in rare-earth-ion-doped fiber amplifiers
A new rare-earth-ion-doped optical amplifier has performance comparable to semiconductor amplifiers.
Stain Your Brain: Nanoparticles Enable Brain Surgery
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new system that uses dye-loaded nanoparticles to tag brain tumors for removal.
Book Review: Rheology of Dispersions: Principles and Applications
Ulrich Handge of the Helmholz Centre Geesthacht reviews the new book Rheology of Dispersions: Principles and Applications by Tharwat F. Tadros.
BASF invests $50 million to acquire equity ownership position in Sion Power
BASF today announced a $50 million investment in Sion Power, the global leader in the development of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries.
Towards Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Hydrogen Generation
Photosynthesis is considered the “Holy Grail” in the field of sustainable energy generation because it directly converts solar energy into storable fuel using nothing but water and carbon dioxide (CO2). Scientists have long tried to mimic the underlying natural processes and to optimize them for energy device applications such as photo-electrochemical cells (PEC), which use [...]
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