Polystyrene foams with controlled pore sizes and narrow pore size distributions have been synthesized via lab-on-a-chip techniques.
Recent developments in the field of magnesium corrosion
This paper provides a review of recent developments in the field of Mg corrosion and puts those into context.
Room temperature fabrication of high-temperature shape-memory thin films
High-temperature shape memory thin films have been prepared at room temperature by magnetron sputtering technique.
Imaging the mechanical response of nanostructured composites
An X-ray ptychography study follows the destruction of a microscale composite during compression in unprecedented detail.
Microstructures by Design
X-ray imaging and controlled solidification is used to watch and understand how crystals evolve in metals.
Achievements in Reactive Air Brazing
This recent special issue of Advanced Engineering Materials is dedicated to reactive air brazing.
Direct inkjet printing of composite thick films
Using a composite ink for direct inkjet printing of dielectric thick films offers new possibilities for the printing of dielectric components and devices.
Auxetics could provide soft actuation for robotics
A new class of soft actuators based on the auxetic behavior of patterned cylindrical shells containing a layout of voids that can be designed to reversibly achieve flexural or twisting motion is presented.
Multicomponent Materials – Potential for Hightech Applications
This themed issue of Advanced Engineering Materials focuses on interdisciplinary research work on multicomponent materials.
Self-assembly of ordered colloidal nanoparticle films on silicon oxide surfaces
A new approach to obtain colloidal crystal films from polystyrene nanoparticles in narrow structured molecular monolayers.