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Multicomponent Nanostructure Architectures in a Controlled Manner

by Jodie Haigh | Jul 9, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Features, Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Complicated bulk multicomponent nanostructures with more than two components are fabricated.

Printed Paper Electronics

by Jodie Haigh | Jul 6, 2018 | Electronics, Environment, Features, Sensors

Disposable and flexible electronics made from paper could provide a cost-effective alternate to current electronic device materials.

Plasma Can Treat The Painkillers That Are Killing Our Water

by Bette Nijboer | Jul 6, 2018 | Biosystems, Environment, Food and Water, Life Science

Degrading ibuprofen in water using a pulsed corona discharge.

Modularized Production of Fuels: From Distributed, Wasted, or Stranded Feedstocks

by WIREs Authors | Jul 5, 2018 | Energy, Manufacturing

Waste carbon could displace about 10 percent of the petroleum imported by the US, while simultaneously consuming wastes that are now economically or environmentally burdensome.

Recent Trends in Charging Infrastructure Planning

by WIREs Authors | Jul 4, 2018 | Energy, Environment

Where should charging stations be placed for electric vehicles?

Liquid Crystals for Smart Windows

by Prisca Henheik | Jul 4, 2018 | Energy, Environment, Sustainability

Liquid crystals that switch between transparent and opaque states could one day be used in smart windows.

Happy Bloomin’ Chemistry: Dopamine-based Microflowers

by Kieran Schlegel-O'Brien | Jul 3, 2018 | Energy, Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology

How to pick the petals from microflowers.

Taming Godavari River: Navigating through Religious, Developmental and Environmental Narratives

by WIREs Authors | Jul 2, 2018 | Environment, Food and Water

Multiple socio-cultural and political imaginaries associated with the urban riverscapes, in India, are emphasizing the religious symbolism(s) of the river, and recently, are transforming riverscapes into sites of capital accumulation.

Controlled Homoepitaxial Growth of Hybrid Perovskites

by Advanced Science News | Jun 28, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Micro-/Nanotechnology

A robust and efficient protocol involving microfabrication that enables the integration of an emerging class of materials into modern electronic devices.