We speak to University of Alberta Professor Ravin Narain about his polymeric and nano-materials research, and what it might for the future of biomaterials and medicine.
Micro-/Nanotechnology
Making microlasers the flexible way
An elegant technique for self-assembling microlasers from droplets is reported in Advanced Optical Materials.
A Truly 3D Self-Assembled Metamaterial
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK report the fabrication of a truly 3D metamaterial using self-assembly.
Diamond Membranes for Quantum Computing
By using microwave CVD, high quality, single crystal diamond membranes have been epitaxially grown. The resulting material exhibits bright luminescence and good electron spin coherences times, suitable for application in quantum computing.
Metamaterial discovery opens avenue to new products and industries using negative refraction
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a way to make a new metamaterial that might accomplish negative refraction of light.
Synergistic Materials Characterization: EDAX combines EDS and EBSD
With the new TEAM Pegasus system EDAX combines energy dispersive spectroscopy and electron backscatter diffraction for comprehensive materials analysis.
Fabrication of Silicon Nanopillars for SERS
A simple two step process was developed to fabricate substrates with flexible free standing nanopillars which exhibit a large and uniform
Raman enhancement.
A 3D Metamaterial: Nanostructuring with Polymers
Scientists have fabricated a 3D metamaterial, which shows linear and circular dichroism, using a self-assembled block copolymer as a template.
Doctors in the Bloodstream: Using Polymers to Diagnose and Treat Disease
Researchers at the Wooley Laboratory have used polymers to mimic the characteristics and actions of biological nanoparticles and structures.
First Large-Scale Science Collaboration between China and Germany
Multilevel Molecular Assemblies: Scientists in China and Germany are working together to make efficient tools out of molecular assemblies.
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