Photosynthesis is considered the "Holy Grail" in the field of sustainable energy generation because it directly converts solar energy into storable fuel using nothing but water and carbon dioxide (CO2). Scientists have long tried to mimic the underlying natural...
A biocompatible polyacrylate network for the build-up of artificial tissues is created by a 3D printing process.
A new hybrid structure of ZnO nanowires and polythiophenes with nanometer-scale ordering and a high crystallinity could be used for hybrid photovoltaics.
Bioinspired surface patterning and a landmark review on graphene are among the most-downloaded Advanced Materials papers in December 2011.
The International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) features in a new special issue from Advanced Materials.
A hemostatic material for field dressings in emergency wound treatment is made by layer-by-layer deposition of thrombin and tannic acid.
A laminar composite of two common biomaterials – shrimp shells and silk – could be useful for packaging and biomedical applications.
The benefits of porous burner technology are amazing, but many materials science problems remain to be solved.
The properties of transparent glass sponges make them an ideal light source for photobioreactors for producing biofuels from algae.
A computing network that exhibits emergent behavior similar to that in biological brains is hypothesized by Adam Z. Stieg of the California NanoSystems Institute
New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
Scientists take a closer look at rare particles called hypernuclei
French WEST reactor breaks record in nuclear fusion
Higgs boson may be driving the Universe’s expansion
Researchers take a glimpse at the structure of rare tetraquarks
Black hole images deliver a deathblow to alternative theory of gravity
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
CERN scientists search for new physics in unusual energy patterns linked to hidden particles
Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?