A simple two step process was developed to fabricate substrates with flexible free standing nanopillars which exhibit a large and uniform
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Composite Materials: Reinforcing Metal with Ceramics
Combining a ductile metal matrix with brittle ceramic additions leads to new composite materials with superior mechanical properties, which appears to be ideal for structural and crash-absorption applications.
BASF builds its “Battery Materials” unit
BASF builds its Battery Materials capabilities with the purchase of Merck’s electrolytes business.
Poling optical materials with pyroelectrics
Electro-optical materials can be efficiently poled with a static field generated by pyroelectric crystals, report A.K.-Y. Jen and coworkers.
A 3D Metamaterial: Nanostructuring with Polymers
Scientists have fabricated a 3D metamaterial, which shows linear and circular dichroism, using a self-assembled block copolymer as a template.
Doctors in the Bloodstream: Using Polymers to Diagnose and Treat Disease
Researchers at the Wooley Laboratory have used polymers to mimic the characteristics and actions of biological nanoparticles and structures.
First Large-Scale Science Collaboration between China and Germany
Multilevel Molecular Assemblies: Scientists in China and Germany are working together to make efficient tools out of molecular assemblies.
Surviving in the Wild with Silk: Collecting Water with Nanostructured Nylon
Scientists make artificial spider silk from polymer-coated nylon, which can collect water from the atmosphere with astonishing efficiency.
Producing Nanomaterials via Laser Ablation
Professor Weiping Cai and co-workers have investigated the laser ablation/irradiation in liquid technique for producing nanomaterials.
Rolling Titanium into Scrolls: New Microstructures for Medical Implants
A group of researchers examined a new method for creating 3D micro-architectured Ti structures and found an attractive combination of stiffness, strength, and ductility.
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