Malvern Instruments Ltd has acquired nanoparticle characterization company NanoSight Ltd. The acquisition was completed on 30th September 2013.
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Entering a new dimension: 4-D printing
$855,000 grant from will allow reseach team to develop 4D materials, which can exhibit behavior that changes over time.
UCLA engineers develop a stretchable, foldable transparent electronic display
Researchers have developed a transparent, elastic organic light-emitting device that can be twisted at room temperature while retaining its original shape.
Why are vertically aligned carbon nanotube structures so weak?
A new study has found that “waviness” in forests of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes dramatically reduces their stiffness.
Fast-response photochromic materials based on oil-core capsules
ICN2 and UAB researchers have just reported a new type of fast-response photochromic film that they have developed using oil-filled polymeric cores.
Improving optical communications: better structures or new materials?
Optical fibers are approaching their useful design limit – a new video abstract discusses possible solutions for this essential technology.
New method for diagnosing anaemia using microwaves could lead to new blood tests
A rapid way of diagnosing anaemia using microwave technology being developed into a point of care device for hospitals and the home.
Crystalline polymer-nanotube interphase structures
Shear-flow spinning used to produce poly(vinyl alcohol)/ single-wall carbon nanotubes composite fibers with high nanotube loadings and a unique combination of high-performance properties.
Uniform drug release vehicle may improve brain cancer therapy
Microcapsules containing a brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide more tightly controlled therapy, according to Penn State researchers.
Advanced Materials Editor Peter Gregory Awarded Two Chinese Professorships
Nanjing University of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University host ceremonies.