Bulk metallic glasses could be the ideal material for protecting spacecraft and satellites from debris in low earth orbit.
Month: October 2013
New ceramic microbead technique makes better filters
A University of Bremen team describes a simple and versatile rapid tube furnace sintering technique to improve the specific surface area of microbeads.
Engineering teeth with a synthetic biomaterial
French group demonstrate a unique nanofibrous active implant for bone-tooth unit regeneration.
Modeling electronic coupling in excitation energy transfer
New work outlines the successes and challenges of developing accurate theories and computational schemes for the process of excitation energy transfer.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013
Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel win this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2013
François Englert and Peter W. Higgs win the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Polymer grafting is a new route to coatings for li-ion batteries
Researchers develop a new approach to create a homogeneous carbon coating on the surface of titanium dioxide nanoparticles for use in lithium ion batteries.
Nanosight acquired by Malvern
Malvern Instruments Ltd has acquired nanoparticle characterization company NanoSight Ltd. The acquisition was completed on 30th September 2013.
Entering a new dimension: 4-D printing
$855,000 grant from will allow reseach team to develop 4D materials, which can exhibit behavior that changes over time.
UCLA engineers develop a stretchable, foldable transparent electronic display
Researchers have developed a transparent, elastic organic light-emitting device that can be twisted at room temperature while retaining its original shape.
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