Researchers have characterised the molecular packing motifs of several new benzo-thiophene derivatives.
Advanced Materials
Next Generation of Micro-Machining
German researchers present a new micro-machining method to fabricate micropatterned superelastic TiNi films.
How can black carp crush hard snail shells?
Mollusk shells are well known to have excellent mechnical properties, but a species of carp – Mylopharyngodon piceus – lives on them. How?
Nanowires and quantum dots combine for more efficient photovoltaics
A group from MIT have demonstrated a method to produce extremely efficient zinc oxide/quantum dot based photovoltaics.
Plasmonic Response of Metal-Infiltrated Protein Crystals
Scientists at the University of Southampton find strong absorption in metal-infiltrated crystals, which they assigned to localized surface plasmon modes.
Bulk Metallic Glass Composites for Spacecraft Shielding
Scientists report in Advanced Engineering Materials a new materials for shielding spacecraft from micrometeroid and space debris impact.
All-organic gas barrier thin films fabricated from graphene oxide/polymer
“Nanobrick wall” blocks oxygen and carbon dioxide transmission, and has high hydrogen selectivity.
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.
New 2D material boosts nanoelectronics prospects
Molybdenum oxide sheets produced through exfoliation break industry standard limit for low-dimensional silicon.
Polymer-coated cotton can gather water from air
Researchers have developed a special treatment for cotton fabric that allows the cotton to absorb up to 340 % of its own weight in water.
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