The Stahl-Informations-Zentrum in Düsseldorf, Germany invited the experts of the field to judge upon the triennial Stahl-Informationspreis finalists.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for June 27, 2012
Eight new papers in the Top 10 this week, including super-stretchable carbon ropes and a new molecule for high-efficiency solar cells.
Gold interconnects: stretching biological applications
Polyimide supported gold interconnect fabrication paves the way for medical grade stretchable electronics.
Researchers Find Gold Nanoparticles Capable of ‘Unzipping’ DNA
Gold nanoparticles with a slight positive charge work collectively to unravel DNA’s double helix.
Printing of 3D Silicon Micro- and Nanostructures
Swedish researchers hope to make silicon nanoelectronics more accessible with new 3D printing technique.
Special issue on Polymer Electronics
The latest guest-edited issue of Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics takes an in-depth look at solar cells, transistors and characterization, with reviews free to download.
"Bulky" molecules control size of gold nanoparticles
The “bulkiness” of molecules commonly used in the creation of gold nanoparticles actually dictates the size of the nanoparticles.
Deceptive Viruses Trick Their Way Into Cells
Biomineralization-based virus shell engineering for functional modification of viruses to be used in cancer virotherapy or for vaccines
Nanotetrapods Give Lasers a Boost
Amplified stimulated emission is reported using CdSe-seeded CdS nanotetrapod optical gain media.
Gluing bones with polyurethane hierarchical nanocomposites
A new bone adhesive made with polyurethane and hydroxiapatite hierarchical nanocomposites shows great mechanical strength and biocompatibility.