Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
Unique catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells synthesized
Researchers show how a unique nano-alloy composed of palladium nano-islands embedded in tungsten nanoparticles creates a new type of catalyst.
BASF inaugurates catalysts manufacturing operation in Shanghai
BASF have inaugurated its expanded mobile emissions catalysts manufacturing operation in Shanghai, China.
Targeting cancer cells with functionalised nanorods
Researchers have described composite nanorods that consist of long iron segments and short gold tips and can be functionalized with biomolecules of interest.
Reducing the energy consumption of ironmaking
Utah researchers are leading an investigation on the chemistry of slag under the conditions of a transformational ironmaking technology being developed.
Cancer treatment based on PLGA microparticles
Researchers have developed a cancer imaging and therapy agent composed of PLGA microparticles encapsulating a perfluorocarbon liquid core.
Radiation protection from tungsten nanotechnology
Korean researchers have developed lightweight commercial gamma radiation shielding based on tungsten/polyethylene nanocomposites.
Polymers to challenge silicon photodetectors
A Chinese research group has taken a molecular engineering approach to optimize the solubility and thin-film morphology of low-bandgap polymers.
Fluorescence microscopy research wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Eric Betzig, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stefan Hell, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, and William Moerner, Stanford University, share award for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy.
Modeling blood capillaries to prevent shock
Monitoring of blood capillary/vessel patterns with spatially resolved diffuse reflectance spectrometry might allow for the early detection of clinical shock.