New thin, planar, lightweight, and broadband polarimetric photonic devices and optics could result from recent research by a team of Los Alamos scientists.
Flexible metamaterials could form new optical systems
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Using Clay to Grow Bone Cells
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Synthetic silicate may stimulate stem cells to become bone cells.
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Carbon monoxide discovery solves catalytic problem
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Catalysts can stop working when atoms on the surface start moving – new work means this dance of the atoms could now be observed and explained.
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Solar Cells as Inexpensive as Paint?
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Organic photovoltaic materials may lead to solar cells that produce more power and cost less.
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Fluorinated graphene oxide and its properties
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The synthesis of fluorinated graphene oxide for sprayable hydrophobic and lipophobic coatings is described.
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Improved thin films inspired by moth eyes
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Researchers at North Carolina State University develop nanostructures that suppress the “thin-film interference” phenomenon commonly observed in nature.
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Startups in materials science: interview with Luc Scheres
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We talk to Dr. Luc Scheres, CEO of Surfix BV, about issues with company startups, techniques in Surfix, and much more.
Thinking Big to Think Small: US Nanoscale Science Research Centres
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Scanning probe microscopy in the US Department of Energy Nanoscale Research Centers: status, perspectives, and opportunities.
Surface patterning controls liquid spread
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Researchers at Aalto University have developed a geometric surface structure that is able to stop and control the spreading of liquids.
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Tunable Harvard thin films mimic tear drops
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Tunable material system designed by Harvard team is easily adaptable for diverse applications in fuel transport, textiles, optical systems, and more.
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