The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Month: March 2016
Injectable hydrogels for cardiac tissue repair
In a review by researchers at Harvard Medical School, MIT and the American University of Beirut, recent developments in injectable hydrogels for cardiac tissue repair are highlighted.
Book review: Bio-synthetic Hybrid Materials and Bionanoparticles
Bio-synthetic Hybrid Materials and Bionanoparticles, edited By Alexander Boker, and Patrick Van Rijn: book reviewed by Dr. Fabio Nudelman, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Board's choice: analytical methods, self-assembly, glycopolymers
The advisory board of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics provides you with a selection of the best papers published in the journal in 2015.
Fundamental research – a luxury?
Andreas Müller from the Technische Universität München and part of the Excellence Cluster Universe asks “Do we need fundamental research?” in the newest issue of the Journal of Unsolved Questions (JUnQ).
Synthesize hydrocarbon fuel in one step
Researchers have proven that concentrated light, heat and high pressures can drive the one-step conversion of CO2 and water into liquid hydrocarbon fuels.
Influence of martensite fraction on tensile strength of martensitic stainless steels
A simplified Q&P processing was designed in order to study the role of martensite fraction.
International Year of Light: Plasmonic waveguides
Anatoly Zayats and Alexey Krasavin present recent progress in the development of active and passive nanophotonic components based on dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguides.
Book review: Essentials of Inorganic Materials Synthesis
Essentials of Inorganic Materials Synthesis, by C. N. R. Rao and Kanishka Biswas: book reviewed by Prof. Li Song and Yasir A. Haleem, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Green, biomineralization-inspired synthesis of a Li-Ion battery material
The biomineralization-inspired synthesis of a TiO2/reduced graphene oxide composite is developed for a high-performance Li-ion battery material.
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