This recent special issue of Advanced Engineering Materials is dedicated to reactive air brazing.

Transparent electrodes derived from copper and tungsten
British researchers have reported a window electrode based on an ultra-thin bilayer of copper and amorphous tungsten sub-oxide.

Book review: Hydrogels in Cell-Based Therapies
Professor Alexander Zelikin, Aarhus University reviews Hydrogels in Cell-Based Therapies from the RSC.

Microvascular electrospun scaffolds
A combination of 3D printing and electrospinning can be used for micropatterning fibrous scaffolds that are suturable, porous, and biodegradable.

The global energy transition – do we have a Plan B?
What can we do if the IPCC’s response to climate change – assessment of risk, vulnerability, mitigation, adaptation and cost – fails to deliver?

A novel tool for microstructure separation in rubber compounds
For the first time thermal field-flow fractionation has been shown to be selective towards polymer microstructure.

The future of energy storage from TiO2 nanotubes
A team from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has created long titanium nanotubes that show promise for use in fast charge/discharge batteries.

Graphene Nanocomposite for Room Temperature RAM
Recent work reports the use of a magnetic graphene oxide-iron oxide nanoparticle nanocomposite to fabricate an MRAM operating at room temperature.

Patterning organic electronics with microfluidics
Researchers have demonstrated a novel microfluidic method to pattern organic films directly in air.

Solvent vapor annealing: secondary nanostructures made easy
The solvent vapor annealing method can be utilized to introduce structural hierarchy to PCL-based fibers.