David Wineland and Serge Haroche win award from work on light-matter interaction.
Month: October 2012
Towards Quantum Dot Lasers with Temperature Independent Threshold
Carefully engineered CdSe/CdS colloidal quantum dots show an almost constant amplified spontaneous emission threshold over a temperature range from 5–325 K.
Advanced Origami: Nanostructures From Flowers to Boxes
Researchers develop complex 3D nanometer-sized structures using ion-induced plastic strain.
Carbon/polymer nanospheres developed for microelectronics
A group from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science have developed a method for the production of mesoporous polymer/carbon nanospheres.
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The Secret of Mussel Strength: Materials to Mimic The Mussel Byssus
Researchers investigate formation of polymer networks produced by mixing Fe(III) and polymers, mimicking the reaction that mussels use to bind to rocks.
Skyscrapers Sweat it Out: Sweating Surfaces for Building Materials
Using thermosresponsive polymers to keep buildings cool.
A model for chiral polymer synthesis
The synthesis of a chiral polymer can be performed in chiral liquid crystals. It could be a model to understand asymmetric polymer synthesis in biology.
Carbon coating on lithium electrodes: the influence of impurity phases
Prof. Xueliang (Andy) Sun and colleagues from Western University in Canada have directly studied LiFePO4 carbon coating, for lithium ion battery cathodes.
New hydrogel delivery system improves stem cell treatment
Injectable cell delivery system developed by Stanford researchers improves cell delivery and retention.
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