Glass-ceramics that combine strength with good optical characteristics may lead to improved dentures.
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Algae for Your Tank? Synthesizing Biodiesel from Plants
A new catalytic process allows the effective conversion of biopetroleum from microalgae into diesel fuels.
Joint European Research Network Established
BASF teams up with the universities of Strasbourg and Freiburg and the ETH Zurich to create the Joint Research Network on Advanced Materials and Systems.
Mechanism for electric field effects during sintering
Can the application of an electric field reduce processing temperature and grain growth in ceramic sintering?
Raman spectroscopy used like a GPS to map toughening in zirconia
Polarized confocal Raman spectroscopy can be used like a GPS to study ferroelastic domain transformation in ceria-stabilized zirconia.
Stuffing nuclear waste glasses
Research into waste management is a major part of international nuclear policy. New work offers an in-depth look into one solution, glasses.
Polymer International – IUPAC Award 2012 Nominations Closing
Nominations for the third Polymer International – IUPAC Award, celebrating the achievements of young researchers in the polymer community, will close on October the 31st.
New Material to Effectively Clean Oil Spills
A steel mesh with a porous hydrogel layer is both superoleophobic and superhydrophilic, allowing water to drain while retaining oil.
Reviewed: Fullerenes: Nanochemistry, Nanomagnetism, Nanomedicine, Nanophotonics
MIT professor Mildred Dresselhaus takes a look at the latest work in fullerene chemistry.
Video abstract: Solution-Processed Organic Light-Emitting Transistors
Jung Hwa Seo and Gui Bazan describe solution-processed Organic Light-Emitting Transistors (OLETs).