Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
Technology
Renewable materials for footwear
BASF provides the footwear industry with polyurethane innovations that base on renewable resources.
Na1.1V3O7.9 nanobelts as cathode material for Na-ion batteries
Pure single crystalline nanostructures investigated by Chinese research team.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – March 2015
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Recent developments in the field of magnesium corrosion
This paper provides a review of recent developments in the field of Mg corrosion and puts those into context.
Metallophilic crosslinking: a silver bullet for self-healing polyurethanes
Researchers at IK4-CIDETEC report a new, isocyanate-free synthesis of self-healing polyurethanes using a metallophilic crosslinking method.
Natural fibers for sustainable plastics
Developing high-performance composite materials made with natural fibers and bio-polymers provide a new route to cost-effective, environmentally friendly composite plastics for industry.
Faster Manufacturing of Stainless Steel Tanks
Roeco Inox has developed a new system of tank manufacturing which reduces the production time by 30% and also decreases the amount of necessary welding.
Room temperature fabrication of high-temperature shape-memory thin films
High-temperature shape memory thin films have been prepared at room temperature by magnetron sputtering technique.
The End is Just the Beginning: A Review of End-Functional Poly(3-Hexylthiophene)
Craig Hawker and co-workers from UC Santa Barbara review the synthesis and many applications of end-functionalized poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT).
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