Revealing the mechanics of helicoidal composites through beetle developmental stage analysis and additive manufacturing.
Micro-/Nanotechnology
Perovskite Perspectives: Weiguang Xie and Jianbin Xu Draw Grain Boundaries
Weiguang Xie and Jianbin Xu explain the problems caused by grain boundary defects in perovskite materials used to create solar cells.
Plastic from Crab Shells and Trees
Scientists developed a packaging wrap comprised of cellulose from wood pulp and chitin from crabs and shrimp shells.
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Cellulose-Paper-Based Flexible Electronics [Video]
The recent progress and challenges in the field of micro/nanostructured paper for portable electronics.
Let the Beads Drop: Non-Coalescent Droplets for RT-PCR Using Thermosetting Oil
A thermosetting oil freezes droplets inside a continuous phase ideal for real-time PCR or single-cell culture.
A Flat World? Growth Mechanisms in 2D Materials
Researchers from Singapore and China review the use of computational modeling for a better understanding of 2D materials.
Interview: Ferroelectric Devices for Energy Harvesting and Storage
Dr. Rahul Vaish discusses his recent article on lead-free pyroelectric materials for energy harvesting, which brings new insights on the development of this technology for the efficient harvesting of thermal energy from waste heat.
New Entries to Advanced Materials Interfaces “Hall of Fame”
Advanced Materials Interfaces began in 2014 as a forum for top-level research into interface and surface science. In this short time, it has already attracted many important, highly interdisciplinary contributions from recognized experts. To build on this and to...
World’s Smallest Transistor Goes Solid-State
A team at KIT has reached a new limit for electronics, with a quasi-solid-state transistor that functions via the switching action of a single atom.
Gold Nanoparticles to Probe the Biological Obstacles of Nanomedicine
Despite massive growth in nanomedicine research to date, the field still lacks fundamental understanding of how certain physical and chemical features of a nanoparticle affect its ability to overcome biological obstacles in vivo and reach its intended target.
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