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SLIPS–Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surfaces via Fs-Laser Ablation

by Anna Troeger | Jun 1, 2018 | Biosystems, Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Slippery liquid infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) are created in a one-step approach by fs-laser ablation of polymers.

Energy Perspectives: Arumugam Manthiram Describes Polysulfide Shuttling

by Lisa Smith | May 31, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Arumugam Manthiram of the University of Texas at Austin was a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher for 2017. Hear what he has to say about the problem of polysulfide shuttling in sulfur-based battery systems.

Magnetic Helical Microswimmers

by Sandra Kalveram | May 30, 2018 | Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

The fabrication of microhelices with semi-hard-magnetic characteristics using template-assisted electroforming is reported.

Tiny Structures with Huge Impact

by Martin Grolms | May 29, 2018 | Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Material scientists shape the surface of tiny, curved carbon fibres tailoring the materials’ properties in a spectacuar way.

A Mesh in the Fight against Microplastics

by Martin Grolms | May 28, 2018 | Environment, Micro-/Nanotechnology

GKD introduced an optimized dutch weave for use in sewage plants that reliably retains microplastics >6 µm thanks to its slot-shaped pore geometry.

A Pinch of Salt to Improve Battery Performance

by Martin Grolms | May 28, 2018 | Energy, Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology

A pinch of salt can be used to drastically improve the performance of batteries.

Honeycomb Lattice Increase Battery Life

by Martin Grolms | May 25, 2018 | Electronics, Micro-/Nanotechnology

US researchers developed a honeycomb lattice that could increase battery life of electronic devices by more than a hundred-fold.

CRISPR-based Genome Editing via Non-Viral Delivery

by Lisa Smith | May 25, 2018 | Biotechnology, Life Science, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Therapeutics

This non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 delivery vector is ten times as effective at genome modification as the standard plasmid transfection techniques, down-regulating Plk1 expression over 70% to inhibit tumor growth.