A team of Japanese scientists has developed a new super water-repellent surface that can prevent ice from forming in extremely cold atmospheric conditions.
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Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for September 2012
Most downloaded papers from the physica status, including as the ‘pss classic’ on amorphous germanium by Jan Tauc from 1966 and much more.
Micromotion Gets a Two-Faced Lift: Using Janus Particles for Chemical Power
Exploiting the two-faced nature of Janus particles leads to research in multi-fuelled locomotion.
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Displays Electric Vehicle Technologies
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies showcases a portfolio of products at the 2012 Battery Show in Novi, Mich.
Polymer composites reinforced with single-walled carbon nanotubes
CAS researchers report an improved method to fabricate Cu/SWCNT/Cu sandwich-type laminated nanocomposites.
The bobtail squid: a natural diffraction grating
American scientists have harnessed the Hawaiian bobtail squid’s ability to modulate color.
NKT Photonics wins 2012 Pasteur Award for new super-laser
NKT Photonics’ Project Manager Lasse Leick has received the 2012 Pasteur Award.
Simulating carbon nanotube yarn for stronger, tougher materials
Researchers have combined nanomechanical shear experiments with multiscale simulations to try to understand the interactions between bare carbon nanotubes.
Blood Capillary Analogs for In Vitro Drug Testing
Blood capillary analogues have been developed in a biodegradable hydrogel as a promising platform for in vitro drug testing.
Plasmonic biosensors with artificial antibodies
Researchers use molecular imprinting to develop a highly sensitive and selective nanorod biosensor with artificial antibodies.
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