Smart windows switch between transparent and opaque states based on environmental cues. Researchers reveal a prototype that exploits plasmons, converting incident sunlight into local thermal energy to trigger the switch.
Lisa Smith
2D Electron Gas Mobilites Mapped for Oxide Perovskites
Electronic structure calculations on twenty-three different transition metals illuminate the optimum dopant choices to improve electron mobility in oxide perovskite heterostructures.
Electrocatalysis Snapshots: Materials for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
What’s new in hydrogen production? Sustainable energy is a hot topic, and these snapshots will update you on what materials are being optimised right now for the HER.
Capacitive Pressure Sensors from Nanoparticles on Projector Slides
Capacitive pressure sensors created from silica nanoparticles dispersed in a dielectric polymer matrix force a rethink of device design.
Single-Atom Catalysts Reviewed: Emerging Multifunctional Materials
A recent Excellence in Energy report reviews the preparation, characterization, and testing of heterogeneous single-atom catalysts.
Artificial Muscle is Light-Triggered, Redox-Actuated
A photoinduced redox reaction is used to cause the contraction of an artificial hydrogel muscle, leading to macroscale actuation and measurable work.
Printing Viable Cells – The Keys to a Longer Life
Cell printing using this new electro-hydrodynamic technique allows the creation of cell structures with multiple layers and a high cell viability.
Heat-Triggered Release: Opening the Banksia Seed Pod
The Banksia delays the release of its mature seed bank until conditions are right for new plants. Now we know what triggers it to let go.
Biomanufacturing in Zero-G
Science fact catches up with science fiction: by exploiting magnetic levitation, biomanufacturing – creating living 3D structures – is now possible in zero gravity. Utkan Demirci discusses how this works.
Multifunctional Titania Now Ready for Medical Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy?
Multifunctional gadolinium-doped titania nanoparticles perform combined diagnostics and treament without compromising the advantages of their components.