The most downloaded papers from the pss family of journals in April.
Month: June 2013

Nanosystem will improve sensing in the infrared
A team of University of Pennsylvania engineers has used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action.

Improved thin films inspired by moth eyes
Researchers at North Carolina State University develop nanostructures that suppress the “thin-film interference” phenomenon commonly observed in nature.

Nanotoxicology
Nanomaterials have so much to offer – the sooner we uncover their interactions with biological systems and the mechanisms behind them, the sooner we can apply nanomaterials to safe, effective, advanced technologies. That’s why this special issue on Nanotoxicology in Small was just too big to publish as a single issue…

Startups in materials science: interview with Luc Scheres
We talk to Dr. Luc Scheres, CEO of Surfix BV, about issues with company startups, techniques in Surfix, and much more.