BASF, through its global Catalysts division, is investing to further expand and modernize its emissions catalysts production facility in Nienburg, Lower Saxony.
Technology
Combined STM and DFT studies of rutile surface chemistry
New work looks at recent progress in STM and DFT studies on the electronic structure of reduced rutile titanium dioxide.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for July 19, 2012
Work on the synthesis of Aerographite, a new type of ultra-lightweight material, moves up five places to number 1 in this week’s Advanced Materials top 40.
Nanocarriers for Therapeutic Delivery
Nanocarriers for encapsulation, delivery, release, and accumulation of drugs are reported in a Special Issue of Advanced Materials.
Micro-Supercapacitors with Graphene/Nanotube Electrodes
Researchers at Florida International University develope micro-supercapacitors with exceptional high performance and frequency response.
Platinum might not be the right thing for fuel cells – is there a better catalyst?
A researcher has argued that fuel cells are inefficient because they’re using the wrong catalyst material.
Book Review: Bulk Nanostructured Materials
Professor Jürgen Eckert gives his view on Bulk Nanostructured Materials, edited by Michael J. Zehetbauer and Yuntian Theodore Zhu.
Liquid Crystal-Based Microactuators
A two-dimensional microarray is fabricated from a crosslinked liquid crystalline polymer containing azobenzene groups.
Researchers Create Highly Conductive and Elastic Conductors Using Silver Nanowires
Researchers develop elastic conductors made from silver nanowires that can be used to develop stretchable electronic devices.
Pores for Thought – Barrer Lecture 2012
Professor Geoffrey Ozin’s Barrer Award lecture, presented at the British Zeolite Association on the 16th of July.
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