A new special issue of Advanced Materials has highlighted the broad multidisiplinary work being done at the Molecular Foundry, part of the Lawerence Berkeley laboratory.
Technology
Non-Toxic and Efficient: New Developments for Polymer Solar Cells
A team of US and Chinese scientists has demonstrated a new, nonhalogenated solvent system to produce high performance polymer solar cells.
Puncture-proof and self-sealing water-tight materials
Bruns and co-workers have produced a composite membrane that remains water-tight even if punctured with a sharp item.
Fabrication of nanostructures by roll-to-roll extrusion coating
Nanostructures with typical linewidths in the range 100 – 400 nm are best replicated using semi-crystalline polymers such as polypropylene.
An all-around motion sensor from graphene fiber
Researchers in China make a stretchable graphene-based motion sensor that can monitor all types of human activities with ultrahigh sensitivity.
A Flexible and Sensitive miRNA Biosensor
Low concentrations (10 × 10−15 M) of the disease biomarker microRNA-21 (miRNA-21) can be detected by a flexible biosensor.
Is there enough platinum to run a solar-powered hydrogen economy?
In his latest piece, Professor Ozin considers the possibility of basing a future hydrogen economy on platinum catalysts.
Top Ten Most Downloaded Articles at ChemNanoMat
ChemNanoMat is a recently launched journal from Wiley-VCH and ACES that covers the latest discoveries in nanomaterials chemistry. These articles represent the top ten most downloaded papers in the month of August and are all free to access.
Increased sensitivity of molecular optoacoustic imaging
Molecular optoacoustic imaging is a powerful tool for research and for diagnostics. Multiple excitation wavelengths tend to increase its sensitivity .
Improving the operational stability of polymer solar cell modules
Indoor and outdoor stability measurements are used to compare the lifetime of fully roll-to-roll organic solar cell modules.
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