Environmentally Friendly Corrosion Protection for Marine Applications

solvent-free epoxy coating

Marine environments, and seawater in particular, are extremely corrosive. Effective corrosion protection for marine constructions is an important area of development.

Smart as Skin: Intelligent Corrosion Protection

Intelligent Corrosion Protection

New research from MPI Dusseldorf takes aim at corrosion: a reactive system has been developed, able to deliver corrosion inhibitor to any cut on a metal surface.

No Escape for Rust: Non-Destructive Detecting of Corrosion under Coatings

Non destructive detection of corrosion

A joint research group, involving scientists from academia and industry, have been working on a way to detect corrosion behind protective coatings.

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Fourteen steps to DFT Nirvana

Density Functional Theory (DFT) is a versatile and powerful quantum mechanical modeling technique.

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Spider Made Biopolymer for Medical Applications

Spider Made Biopolymer

Spider silk shows intriguing properties for cell culture. Now, researchers try to find the ideal scaffolds for applications in the field of biomedical research and regenerative medicine.

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How do leaves get the most out of sunlight?

by Iwan Gabovitch

Scientists discovered regular distributions of cystoliths occurs in plant leafs that enhance light-aborbing efficiency.

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Seeking Treasures in Fau Land: Hierarchical Zeolite Design

Advanced Materials Issue 5 2012 Cover

On the latest Advanced Functional Materials cover, Javier Pérez-Ramírez and co-workers take an imaginative approach to depicting their zeolite synthesis research.

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New Dimensions of Plasma Jets

Coupled plasma jets

New plasma jet-to-jet coupling opens new dimensions in the field of high-energetic plasma applications.

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Distortion Control via Asymmetric Quenching

Asymmetric Quenching

A controlled two phase spray cooling method makes quenching without distortion possible.

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Analysis on the Wing: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy on Copper Butterfly Wings

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Scientists have mimicked the shape of a butterfly wing to improve the sensitivity of Raman Spectroscopy.

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Now published: Advanced Optical Materials

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