Self-propelled Janus particles, acting as microscopic vehicles, have the potential of performing complex tasks on a microscopic scale.
Paper call: submit to a special Issue of the Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Submit to a special issue on Green and Sustainable Polyurethanes for Advanced Applications
Lead halide perovskite materials for high-performance energy harvesting devices
Ding and colleagues have fabricated a hybrid piezoelectric nanogenerator based on a composite of piezoelectric formamidinium lead halide perovskite (FAPbBr3) nanoparticles and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer.
Topological phase transitions: 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 with one half to David J. Thouless and the other half to F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.
Molecular machines honored in 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, and Bernard L. Feringa for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.
Bio-ethanol fuel-cell vehicle with 600km range
Nissan Motor revealed the world’s first Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell powered prototype vehicle in Brazil that runs on bio-ethanol electric power
New special issue in Small celebrates 10 years of research at SINANO
A new special issue in Small this month highlights 10 years of fundamental and applied research at SINANO.