Highly rated polymer science journal Macromolecular Rapid Communications chosen for indexing in MEDLINE.
Increasing Interface Interaction for Titanium Medical Implants
March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A new approach to the development of functional and biocompatible coatings for titanium metal implants aims to reduce their failure rates by altering the nano-morphology of the surface.
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TU Delft Identifies Huge Potential of Nanocrystals in Fuel Cells
March 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The addition of extremely small crystals to solid electrolyte material has potential to raise the efficiency of fuel cells. Researchers at TU Delft were the first to document this accurately.
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Optical Fiber Waveguides
March 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ZnSe is deposited in silica pores to produce the first compound semiconductor optical fiber waveguides.
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Three-Color Display by Surface Patterning
March 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Two dyes give three colors on a hierarchically patterned surface, in work by German and Chinese scientists.
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A Little Added Time for Chain Organization: Organic Electrodes for Electronics
March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A novel polymer processing methodology to prepare thin films allows for increased crystallinity giving rise to improved properties.
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Polarization-Field Control in Nitride Light Emitters
March 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The research group “PolarCon” publishes a collection of papers describing the technological challenges of epitaxially grown non- or semipolar nitride structures.
Nanotechnology for Energy: Structure Your Solar Cells
March 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
What is the ideal nano-morphology for organic and hybrid solar cells? A progress report from a German research group sheds light on recent developments.
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Microelectronics from MOFs: Single Crystal Microstructuring
March 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Conductive metallic 3D nanostructures can be made inside a single crystal of a photocatalytically active metal-organic framework, say Belgian scientists.
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