New particles give potential approach to treating atherosclerosis and other chronic inflammatory diseases.

Fuel from the Sun
Professor Geoff Ozin on his “super leaf” challenge – producing fuel by matching nature.

Long-predicted quantum behavior observed in graphene
Atomic collapse state recreated with artificial nuclei by Berkeley Lab researchers.
New anti-condensation coating developed at MIT
New surface coating for glass could eliminate image distortion caused by condensation and also prevent frost buildup.

Startups in materials science: interview with Orlando Auciello
The first part of our talk with Orlando Auciellot on ultrananocrystalline diamond, his startup company ADT, and treating retina detachment using UNCD.

Prism Awards honor innovations in ‘ubiquitous’ photonics technology
The 2013 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation were announced at this year’s SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco.

Cooling semiconductors using only light
Nanyang researchers take group II-VI semiconductor cadmium sulfide from 20 to -20 degrees C in major breakthrough.

Novel Material Knocks Bacteria Away
Duke University engineers have developed a material that can be applied like paint to the hull of a ship and dislodge bacteria from the ship’s surface.
Graphene selected as part of new €1000 million European project
Flagship aims to take graphene and related layered materials from academic laboratories to society.

Making conductive CNTs easy
New nanotube fibers have unmatched combination of strength, conductivity, flexibility.