Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a method to generate an entire library of safe quantum dots quickly and efficiently.
Advanced Materials
Cleaning up oil spills with graphene sponges
Rodney Ruoff and co-workers demonstrate the potential of graphene sponges as recyclable absorbents for cleaning up oil spills.
Hierarchical Microlattice Structure Increase Specific Strength
Researchers describe a rapid method for fabricating a low density polymer microlattice with structural organization on two length scales and very interesting properties.
Nanocarriers for Therapeutic Delivery
Nanocarriers for encapsulation, delivery, release, and accumulation of drugs are reported in a Special Issue of Advanced Materials.
Micro-Supercapacitors with Graphene/Nanotube Electrodes
Researchers at Florida International University develope micro-supercapacitors with exceptional high performance and frequency response.
Researchers Create Highly Conductive and Elastic Conductors Using Silver Nanowires
Researchers develop elastic conductors made from silver nanowires that can be used to develop stretchable electronic devices.
Aerographite takes the lightest material crown, for now: density of a few hundred micrograms per cubic centimeter
A German materials science lab have reported the fabrication of a new material that breaks the record for lightest solid.
Ceramics could be inspired by piranha-proof fish scales
How does Arapaimas gigas survive coexistence with the predatory piranha fish? The answer has implications for materials technology.
Making Titanium Cheaper: Hydrogen Sintering
Researchers from the University of Utah show a promising approach for producing powder metallurgy Ti materials with superior mechanical properties at minimum cost.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for June 27, 2012
Eight new papers in the Top 10 this week, including super-stretchable carbon ropes and a new molecule for high-efficiency solar cells.
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