Researchers from UT Austin found a powerful route to synthesize donor-acceptor block copolymers via a simple sequential monomer addition approach.
Spotlight on Professor Katsuhiko Ariga
The first thing I noticed about our new Editorial Board Member for Advanced Materials is that Professor Ariga is very on top of his emails. I was then delighted to discover his great sense of humour…
Advances in Polymers for Stem Cell Research – From Laboratory to Clinic
The third and final part of the series “Advances in Polymers for Stem Cell Research” by guest-editor Suwan N. Jayasinghe has now started in Macromolecular Bioscience.
A battery made of wood?
Wood fibers help nano-scale batteries keep their structure.
Global optimization of clusters
Traditional studies of materials have involved study of “bulk” materials and their various electronic and optical properties.
Porous microrobots born of lasers
Microrobots offer huge potential in medicine, particularly in the field of drug delivery.
Cover story: microfluidic immunophenotyping
An integrated microfluidic immunophenotyping platform has been developed by Assistant Professor Jianping Fu, Professor Katsuo Kurabayashi, and co-workers.
Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics most downloaded article of the year
Review on graphene/polymer composites for energy applications scores more downloads than any other article so far this year.
Improving solar cell design through photocatalysis
Chinese group show semiconductors can improve efficiency of photocatalysis, with potential in turn for better solar cells.
Graphene nanoribbons synthesized atom-by-atom
Concentric hexagons of graphene grown in a furnace are first synthesis of graphene nanoribbons on metal from the bottom up — atom by atom.