Using thermosresponsive polymers to keep buildings cool.
Hilary Gallagher
Teaching an Electronic Pavlov’s Dog: Memristive Devices in Neuromorphic Circuits
Researchers demonstrate learning in a memristive device.
Producing Nanomaterials via Laser Ablation
Professor Weiping Cai and co-workers have investigated the laser ablation/irradiation in liquid technique for producing nanomaterials.
Analysis on the Wing: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy on Copper Butterfly Wings
Scientists have mimicked the shape of a butterfly wing to improve the sensitivity of Raman Spectroscopy.
Remote controlled nanoparticles deliver the goods
Iron oxide nanoparticles can be used to provide a local source of heating in a thermoresponsive sol–gel copolymer solution.
At the Edge of Chaos: A New Type of Computing
A computing network that exhibits emergent behavior similar to that in biological brains is hypothesized by Adam Z. Stieg of the California NanoSystems Institute
Nanoparticles in the War on Chemical Warfare
A nanoparticle-based nerve agent detector is developed by researchers in Korea
Works Well on Paper: The Graphene Muscle
Researchers demonstrate electrochemical actuation using graphene-based paper.
A Physical Route to Highly Crystalline Graphene
A new method to produce purer, more conductive graphene sheets has been developed by a Korean research team
How to Outshine a Quantum Dot
Ultrabright Fluorescent Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles