Researchers have recently prepared zinc (II) metallopolymers with effective emission color tuning from blue to red, suitable for photonic devices.
Month: July 2015
Game changer in dip coating: doing more with less
Researchers in France bring about a big-time improvement that makes dip coating simpler, better, and greener.
Tougher than tough: borate that expands under pressure
Scientists in China discover an unusual material that can expand, instead of shrinking, against external pressure.
Reduce wear with synergistic lubricant pair
Researchers reveal synergistic lubricating effects between phosphonium-alkylphosphate ionic liquids and a classic anti-wear additive.
Inkjet-Printed Solar Cells
Thin-film light absorbers are fabricated using an inkjet printer, and show power-conversion efficiencies of about 6.4%.
Mechanical Properties of Fiber-reinforced Polymer Derived Ceramics
Researchers from Erlangen-Nuremberg investigated the fracture behaviour of fiber reinforced ceramic composites with Ti3SiC2 fiber coatings.
Private energy storage plants
Mercedes-Benz launches energy storage plants for private use.
ICCAS special issue from Polymer International
A recent special issue of Polymer International is dedicated to The Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences established in 1956.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – July 2015
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
When polymer reaction engineers play dice
In a recent Review article, Canadian and Brazilian researchers demonstrate applications of Monte Carlo models in polymer reacting engineering
Polymer Thermoelectrics
New polymer-inorganic semiconductor composite breaks the record for n-type conducting polymers.
New composite material enables smaller CO2 sensor
Material scientists at ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam have developed a new type of sensor to measure CO2.
Degradation of Toxic Water Pollutants by Catalytic Amorphous Metals
Large surface area metallic glass particles were used for rapid dissociation of AZO dye, demonstrating the potential use of these novel materials.
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