The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Book review: Bio-synthetic Hybrid Materials and Bionanoparticles
Bio-synthetic Hybrid Materials and Bionanoparticles, edited By Alexander Boker, and Patrick Van Rijn: book reviewed by Dr. Fabio Nudelman, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Board's choice: analytical methods, self-assembly, glycopolymers
The advisory board of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics provides you with a selection of the best papers published in the journal in 2015.
Influence of martensite fraction on tensile strength of martensitic stainless steels
A simplified Q&P processing was designed in order to study the role of martensite fraction.
International Year of Light: Plasmonic waveguides
Anatoly Zayats and Alexey Krasavin present recent progress in the development of active and passive nanophotonic components based on dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguides.
Green, biomineralization-inspired synthesis of a Li-Ion battery material
The biomineralization-inspired synthesis of a TiO2/reduced graphene oxide composite is developed for a high-performance Li-ion battery material.
Dolls, robots and dinosaurs: 3D printing system for kids
Mattel is introducing a 3D printing system of mobile app plus printer to produce toys.
Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) meets the world in Aachen
28th International Colloquium Plastics Technology 2016: an international meeting place for the industry
h-envy
Professor Ozin tackles one of the most popular metrics in modern science – the h-index.
Facet-controlled nanocrystals for catalysis and sensing
Facet-controlled synthesis strategies for Cu2O-based nanocrystals are reviewed and properties that make them suitable for numerous applications in sensing and catalysis are highlighted.