Siemens researchers have developed a new type of electric motor that, with a weight of just 50 kg, delivers a continuous output of about 260 kW.
Engineering protein nanoparticles from amelogenin
Random mutagenesis of amelogenin creates a wide range of protein nanoparticles for biomedical applications.
MRS Spring 2015 Preview: Final show in San Francisco
An outlook to the forthcoming MRS Spring Meeting, to be held from April 6-10, 2015 for the last time in San Francisco, California.
New Routes to Polystyrene Foams via Lab-on-a-Chip Techniques
Polystyrene foams with controlled pore sizes and narrow pore size distributions have been synthesized via lab-on-a-chip techniques.
Carbonaceous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
New work explores efforts using carbonaceous materials to develop highly efficient DSSCs.
Advanced Optical Materials – March Issue Covers
Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials Symposium
The first symposium in Australia dedicated to the subject of 2D nanomaterials research, 2D15, took place in Melbourne on the 10th-11th March, 2015.
Active material properties come alive with 3D printing
3-D printing technology has opened new possibilities for Israel Institute of Technology’s Stephan Rudykh to test his models of active material properties.
Exploiting Air to Shift Aluminium Nanoparticle Plasmons into the UV
Researchers from from China and Hong Kong have now developed an approach to shrinking Al nanoparticles.
Flexible Bragg Reflectors for Optical Applications
Spanish group creates materials that combine the intense structural colour achievable with inorganic materials with the mechanical properties of polymers.