Some materials dissolve too quickly in the body, and some hang around forever — zinc, however, may be just right.
Zinc could be a “golden” bullet for bioabsorbable stents
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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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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Real advance in quantum dot photovoltaics from MIT
April 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Researchers improve efficiency of quantum-dot photovoltaic system by adding a forest of nanowires.
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Nanosphere lithography towards selective protein recognition
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Researchers propose to create materials capable of protein recognition by means of a new technique based on nanosphere lithography.
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Tough and pliable: a paper-like ceramic
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Scientists produce a paper-like ceramic material which is as hard as copper, yet flexible enough to be rolled up or folded. The material has another advantage: it is electrically conductive.
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A new way to make next-generation battery electrodes
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Chinese researchers report a method to coat graphene with a transition metal oxide, with the aim to create new, better electrodes for Li-ion batteries.
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Making bio-inorganic composites antimicrobial
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Researchers have developed an innovative process for adding broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity to biomimetically-synthesized bio-inorganic composites.
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Better characterisation of thin film organic semiconductors
March 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
![The thin film molecular packing motifs of several new benzo[d,d]thieno[3,2-b;4,5-b]dithiophene (BTDT) derivatives have different molecular packings from their bulk crystals. Co-existence of strained lattices with their single crystal forms is speculated to have a significant effect on OTFT performance.](http://media.materialsviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/molecular-stacking-motifs-e1359039868320.jpg)
Researchers have characterised the molecular packing motifs of several new benzo-thiophene derivatives.
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Next Generation of Micro-Machining
March 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
German researchers present a new micro-machining method to fabricate micropatterned superelastic TiNi films.
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How can black carp crush hard snail shells?
March 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Mollusk shells are well known to have excellent mechnical properties, but a species of carp – Mylopharyngodon piceus – lives on them. How?
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