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Crumpled Nitrogen-Doped Graphene – A Super Capacitor!
Scientists present unique crumpled nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheets as supercapacitor materials for energy-storage.
Researchers Develop New, Less Expensive Nanolithography Technique
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical applications.
Plastics Become Heat Conductors by Lamellar Crystal Alignment
Thermally conductive thermoplastics have attracted attention as heat dissipative materials for a vast number of electronic devices. S. Yoshihara and coworkers (Kaneka Corporation, Japan) now report that thermoplastics exhibit high thermal conductivity by lamellar crystal alignment.
Optimizing Actuators with Shape Memory Alloys
Magnetic shape memory alloys are a promising material for actuation purposes. Researchers show advantages and disadvantages and highlight their potential.
Advanced Energy Materials Top 40 for August 22, 2012
This week’s top three are all newcomers to the Advanced Energy Materials Top 40 table.
Printing Electronics: High-Speed Transistors with Electrochemical Gating
Researchers show that solid polymer electrolytes can be used as the gating insulator for printed electronics, contrary to accepted thinking.
New Particle Science Journal Opens for Submissions
Particle & Particle Systems Characterization is the new sister journal of Advanced Materials.
Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for June 2012
The most downloaded papers from the physica status solidi family in June.
Novel Fused Heteroacenes for Thin-Film Transistors
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, designed a novel fused heteroacene with high hole mobility for solution processed thin-film transistors.
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