Nanowire solar cells created at EPFL could absorb 12 times as much light as the current standard.
Nanostructured surfaces with antibacterial properties
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute develop new method to kill pathogenic bacteria without antiobiotics or chemicals.

Caltech researchers build self-healing integrated circuits
High-Speed Integrated Circuits laboratory team demonstrated this self-healing capability in tiny power amplifiers.
Graphene selected as part of new €1000 million European project
Flagship aims to take graphene and related layered materials from academic laboratories to society.

Startups in materials: an interview with Antonio Facchetti
An interview with Antonio Facchetti, CTO at Polyera, a startup in organic electronics, and adjunct professor at Northwestern University.

Startups in materials: an interview with Shenda Baker
An interview with Shenda Baker, former university professor turned startup founder at biomedical polymers company Synedgen.

A Bitter Pill for Counterfeiters: Labeling Drugs with QR Codes
Polymer microtaggants using high-capacity and error-correctable QR code for anti-counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals.
Park Systems Wins Award at NanoKorea 2012
Ministry of Knowledge and Economy award the Park NX10 a NanoKorea 2012 most innovative product prize.

Pores for Thought – Barrer Lecture 2012
Professor Geoffrey Ozin’s Barrer Award lecture, presented at the British Zeolite Association on the 16th of July.

Beetle-mimetic Velcro?
Korean scientists present a new interlocking material based on the mechanism beetles use to lock away their wings.