A new metallurgical processing technique, liquid metal dealloying, is used to fabricate the first bicontinuous metal-metal microcomposite.
Inkjet printing now in high-resolution 3D
Researchers in Korea transform electrohydrodynamic inkjet printing into a new 3D microfabrication technique.
Special issues on Nobel Prizewinning Nitride Semiconductors
Twin special issues on the Nobel Prize topic “Nitride Semiconductors” have been published in pss (a) and pss (b).
Self-organized materials for optoelectronic applications
A recent special issue in Macromolecular Rapid Communications highlights research output on optoelectronics from a German-Korean cooperation.
From forms to functions: Unleash the potential of silk printing
A new silk ink formulation provides a “bottom-up” approach to customized multifunction biomaterials.
Molecular Doors: Adaptable Hydrogels
Recent advances in the design of adaptable hydrogels for cell-encapsulation, cell-culture, and cell-transplantation applications are reviewed.
Following the Roadmap to Improved Lithium-Ion Batteries
Jim Yang Lee and colleagues have designed a clever method to apply the concept of traffic engineering to the electron transport in lithium-ion batteries.
International Year of Light: Plasmonic Nanoparticles
This month’s International Year of Light article reviews relevant advances and applications of plasmonic nanoparticles, from energy to health.
Short, Ultrashort, Sub-Cycle Short – Towards sub-cycle optical waveforms
Coherent synthesis of pulses generated by separate sources may pave the way to sub-cycle optical waveforms.
Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of Persistent Toxic Substances
Impedance spectroscopy allows sensitive, simple, cheap devices for the quantitative detection of persistent toxic pollutants.