We chat to Ben Wang, founder of Svaya Nanotechnologies, about turning research into companies and the differences between Silicon Valley and academia.
Month: May 2013
Mobile robots for inspections on large surfaces and applying sealants
A consortium made up of European research institutions and industrial partners is developing mobile, autonomously operating robots
X-ray techniques to peek into nanoparticle synthesis
The advantages and disadvantages of the available X-ray techniques for real-time testing of the colloidal nanoparticle synthesis are reviewed.
Rigoberto Advincula wins Herman Mark prize in polymer science
Rigoberto Advincula wins polymer prize for his work in synthesis, polymer brushes, nanostructured surfaces and smart coatings.
Low-Dimensional Carbon Materials
This special issue on low-dimensional carbon materials for Small is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Center for Nanochemistry at Peking University.
Thinking Big to Think Small: US Nanoscale Science Research Centres
Scanning probe microscopy in the US Department of Energy Nanoscale Research Centers: status, perspectives, and opportunities.
Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis opens at TU Dresden, Germany
The Technische Universität Dresden has celebrated the official opening of a new analytics center – the Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis.
Nanowires on their way to highly efficient photovoltaic devices?
Review paper analyzes opportunities and obstacles for III-V nanowires in solar energy harvesting.
Advances in Electrospun Functional Nanofibers
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering has published a new special issue on functional nanofibers, guest-edited by Il-Doo Kim.
Spotlight on Polymer Chemistry, Issue 12
The Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry highlights some important research in the latest issue.
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