Dielectric elastomer actuators are made stronger and more easily using a synthesis approach that doesn’t rely on pre-stretching the polymer.
Electronics
Stuart S.P. Parkin to Receive 2012 Von Hippel Award
IBM Fellow to receive the Material Research Society’s highest honor.
New "Energy Technology" Journal Opens for Submissions
The new journal, Energy Technology, is accepting manuscripts on applied energy research in all areas of energy generation, conversion, storage, and distribution.
Fabrication of ultra-thin electronic "stickers"
Korean researchers demonstrate a new, polymer-based method to fabricate electronic stickers to be used on unconventional surfaces such as clothing or skin.
Growing graphene better for future electronics
Researchers in China have developed a method for synthesizing large graphene grains, for application in advanced electronics.
Doped graphite powder: room-temperature superconductors at last?
German scientists have found evidence for granular room-temperature superconductivity in water-treated graphite powder.
LED Light Source for Microscopes
Compact LED light source “ilumLED” with four integrated LED chips for, e.g., microscopes.
New milestone set in laser design
Quantum design strategy pushes high-power vertical external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs) beyond the 100 W milestone.
Researchers Create ‘Nanoflowers’ for Energy Storage, Solar Cells
Researchers create flower-like structures out of the semiconductor germanium sulfide that have extremely thin petals with an enormous surface area.
Carbon/polymer nanospheres developed for microelectronics
A group from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science have developed a method for the production of mesoporous polymer/carbon nanospheres.
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