A new nanodevice has been developed, intended to reproduce the behaviour of a human synapse.
Advanced Materials
Electrochemically Active: Surface Modification of Carbon Materials
New research studies the surface modification of graphene for use in lithium-ion batteries.
Gluing Molecules on Surfaces: Towards an Ultimate Surface Modification Strategy
New research suggests a method for universal surface modification.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for May 30, 2012
This week’s Advanced Materials Top 40 most-read articles features graphene, healthcare, and functional fibers inspired by spider silk.
Interlocking Ceramic Elements Leads to Quasi-Plastic Properties
New work shows that the flexural deflection of ceramics can be increased by a factor of ten using segmented, interlocked structures.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for May 23, 2012
Five new entries in the top ten this week as we enter the third week of the Advanced Materials Top 40.
Curing diabetes, with a little help from polymer science: coating could make widespread treatment a reality
American researchers report new coating to improve promising treatment for Type 1 diabetes.
Pitt Researchers Develop Synthetic Platform to Produce Materials for Specific Biomedical Applications
New platform shows promise in the advancement of tissue engineering and drug delivery
Advanced Materials Top 40 for May 16, 2012
Many new entries in the Top 40 most-read papers in Advanced Materials last week, including work on graphene, organic and oxide semiconductors, plasmonics, and nanostructures.
Tuning Heteroatoms: Making Efficient Photocatalysts
An international research team have designed and developed a method for synthesizing photocatalysts with tunable heteroatom distribution.
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