The synthesis of fluorinated graphene oxide for sprayable hydrophobic and lipophobic coatings is described.
Nanosystem will improve sensing in the infrared
A team of University of Pennsylvania engineers has used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action.
Improved thin films inspired by moth eyes
Researchers at North Carolina State University develop nanostructures that suppress the “thin-film interference” phenomenon commonly observed in nature.
Let me count the ways – comparing graphene production methods
What’s the best way to produce graphene? An Italian research team have compared the alternatives in a new publication.
Laser pulses instead of electrical field poling
All-optical inscription of structures in an x-cut LiNbO3 crystal achieved by periodically lowering the nonlinear refractive index using ultrashort pulses.
Chad Mirkin is RSC World Entrepreneur of the Year
Northwestern University scientist Chad A. Mirkin has been named 2013 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Greener process for steel production developed at MIT
Molten oxide electrolysis – intended to make oxygen in abundance from lunar soil – produces steel as a by-product.
Nanotech company begins testing anti-fogging technology
Early-stage nanotech company SiO2 Nanotech has begun beta testing commercial applications of its anti-fogging technology for corporate partners.
Particle accelerators become cheaper
Semiconductor technology is expected to lower the cost of particle accelerators.
Startups in materials science: interview with Ben Wang
We chat to Ben Wang, founder of Svaya Nanotechnologies, about turning research into companies and the differences between Silicon Valley and academia.