Kunio Kimura et al. at Okayama University make needles, spheres & nanofibre networks by changing the copolymerisation conditions of rigid aromatic polymers.
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Luminescent Ink from Eggs: Fluorescent Dots for Biomaterials
Fluorescent carbon dots can be made by plasma pyrolysis and used as printer ink.
Polymer wrinkles with a purpose
Researchers have found that the wavelength of polymer wrinkles relates to their mechanical properties, a discovery with applications for material synthesis.
Unconventional laser beams are in good shape
Aside from the classical Gaussian intensity profiles, unconventional laser beam shapes open up new perspectives for technologically relevant areas such as deep-hole drilling, photopolymerization, and nanopatterning.
Stretchable conductors created using CNT fibers
Researchers have reported, for the first time, the fabrication of carbon-nanotube-fiber-based conductors by a simple prestraining-then-buckling approach.
BASF receives French Pierre Potier Award for metal organic frameworks (MOFs) research
Initiated seven years ago by the two French chemical associations, the award pays tribute to chemical innovations that support sustainable development.
Cutting Energy Consumption of Machine Tools
Tecnalia’s DEMAT project has been selected as one of the best manufacturing projects of the year at Industrial Technologies 2012 in Aarhus, Denmark.
Book Review: Silicon Nanocrystals
Professor Robert Hamers of the University of Wisconsin-Madison reviews “Silicon Nanocrystals”, edited by Lorenzo Pavesi and Rasit Turan.
Models of Human Muscles from Protein-Engineered Biomaterials
Researchers have engineered a protein biomaterial to generate mimics of human skeletal muscle to study the effect of injury and disease on this tissue.
Near-Field Enhancements along Ring-Shaped Nanostructures
The near-field enhancement on the surface of ring-shaped gold nanostructure becomes homogeneous through circularly polarized light.
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