Polymer scientists at the 2013 MRS Fall meeting in Boston brought another year of materials science research to a close with a bang.
This week in the materials industry: January 31st 2014
Headlines from the last seven days of materials science industry news.
Book review: Fundamental Principles of Polymeric Materials, 3rd Edition
Michael R. Buchmeiser, Professor of Macromolecular Compounds and Fiber Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart, reviews the latest edition of this book.
AERO: a new method for creating metal foams
A new method for creating a high degree of porosity within powder particles has been reported by US-based scientists.
Free Access: Best of Macros 2013 now available
The best articles of the Macromolecular Journals have been chosen for 2013.
Graeme Moad on the status of the RAFT dilemma
Developments in understanding the mechanism and kinetics of dithiobenzoate-mediated RAFT polymerization from 2006 to 2013 are critically assessed.
Drawing chemical sensors on paper with a flexible toy pencil
Research team at Northwestern University show that chemical sensors capable of detecting toxic vapors can be drawn with a toy pencil on paper.
December highlights from physica status solidi
Spin crossover complex, carbon onions, quantum dots, and chalcogenide glasses – all these in our December’s physics highlights.
iCVD: a versatile technique for surface science
Initiator chemical vapour deposition (iCVD) is an elegant and versatile technique with applications ranging from biotechnology to microelectronics.
Carbon dioxide responsive polymers
An overview of recent progress in the field of CO2-responsive polymers is given including a detailed discussion about challenging research aspects.