Unparalleled in its breadth and depth, this book systematically treats the electronic and magnetic properties of stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric cobaltites in both ordered and disordered phases -- summarizing, organizing and streamlining the unique set of...

July Highlights from physica status solidi
Spin Hall effects, scintillators, and nanotubes – these and more in July’s physics highlights.

Catching up with Younan Xia
Professor Younan Xia talks with Materials Views about his move to Georgia Tech and the new direction of his research.
Barriers and Channels Formed by Tight Junction Proteins I
Tight junctions between epithelial and endothelial cells form selective barriers and paracellular channels and regulate paracellular transport of solutes, immune cells, and drugs. More specifically, tight junctions consist of proteins that laterally...
Biomolecular Information Processing
Biomolecular computing systems and their applications represent a rapidly developing research area that is covered here with contributions from major researchers in the field. [XX, 358 Pages, Hardcover]Read More...
Molecular and Supramolecular Information Processing
Covering a variety of different systems in chemical computing, this book provides a unique overview of this hot field and the possible applications. [XVIII, 364 Pages, Hardcover]Read More...
Glycobiology of the Immune Response
Carbohydrates are ubiquitous, essential molecules, as important as nucleic acids and proteins yet less well understood. Mounting data demonstrate that microbial and mammalian glycans and their protein-binding partners (lectins) play central roles in all innate...

Growing a Tumour in a Pearl Drop
Living cells within a liquid marble can form aggregate structures know as cancer cell spheroids that can be used as model tumours.

The Men of Steel – and One Lady: A Morning of Steel Industry Awards
The Stahl-Informations-Zentrum in Düsseldorf, Germany invited the experts of the field to judge upon the triennial Stahl-Informationspreis finalists.

Gold interconnects: stretching biological applications
Polyimide supported gold interconnect fabrication paves the way for medical grade stretchable electronics.