A group from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science have developed a method for the production of mesoporous polymer/carbon nanospheres.
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The Secret of Mussel Strength: Materials to Mimic The Mussel Byssus
Researchers investigate formation of polymer networks produced by mixing Fe(III) and polymers, mimicking the reaction that mussels use to bind to rocks.
A model for chiral polymer synthesis
The synthesis of a chiral polymer can be performed in chiral liquid crystals. It could be a model to understand asymmetric polymer synthesis in biology.
New hydrogel delivery system improves stem cell treatment
Injectable cell delivery system developed by Stanford researchers improves cell delivery and retention.
Researchers Demonstrate Cheaper Way To Produce NFO Thin Films
NFO is a magnetic material that holds promise for microwave technologies and next-generation memory devices.
BASF and Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research inaugurate graphene lab
International team of scientists will research into carbon-based materials for use in energy storage systems and electronic applications.
Nanofibre morphology control
Kunio Kimura et al. at Okayama University make needles, spheres & nanofibre networks by changing the copolymerisation conditions of rigid aromatic polymers.
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.
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