A highly electrophilic dicationic ruthenium-alkylidene complex is used in ring-opening metathesis polymerization and in cyclopolymerization.
Month: November 2012
Production of a CRP engine hood in just a few minutes
IKV, RWTH Aachen University, and numerous industry partners have developed a new, easily-constructed carbon-fibre prototype hood for the Ford Focus.
'Strain tuning' reveals promise in nanoscale manufacturing
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have reported progress in fabricating advanced materials at the nanoscale.
Antimicrobial scaffolds for tissue engineering
A research team have loaded microgels onto a nanofiber scaffold to combat bacterial infection during tissue regeneration procedures.
Advanced Optical Materials Issue 4
Issue 4 of Advanced Optical Materials covers optical cloaking, holography, lithography, and more. All articles are free to read.
A Bitter Pill for Counterfeiters: Labeling Drugs with QR Codes
Polymer microtaggants using high-capacity and error-correctable QR code for anti-counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals.
Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award – call for nominations
Nominations open for the 2013 Journal of Polymer Science innovation award.
Digital image correlation: measuring complex nanoscale systems
Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory and the University of Michigan have used DIC to map the deformation and strain of compressed CNT arrays.
Tracking Gold Nanoparticles in the Body: Where Do They Go?
Researchers have found that the pharmacokinetic profiles of gold nanoparticles indicate the blood concentration kinetics.
SUSS MicroOptics S.A. moves into new production facility
New cleanroom expected to be in full operation by mid-December.
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