Stabilizing interfacial layers enable atomic force microscopy imaging of soft and dynamic liquid/liquid interfaces without any solid support.
Lisa Smith
Polypeptides as Structural Materials via Chemoenzymatic Synthesis
Polypeptides have a rich variety of structures and functions. Their chemoenzymatic synthesis is reviewed by the Enzyme Research Team at RIKEN, Japan.
Molecular Therapeutics for Drug-Free Cancer Treatment
Drug-free macromolecular therapeutic systems can target and kill cancer cells without causing the side-effects of the drugs currently in clinical use.
Black Phosphorous: Size-Dependent Toxicity Implications
The concentration-, size-, and cell type-dependent response to layered black phosphorous is explored to maximise its potential and avoid future problems.
3D Printing of Tunable Poisson Ratio Metallic Aerogels
Control over macro- and microstructures, density, conductivity, and Poisson ratio is enabled by this new combined metallic aerogel production technique.
Excellence in Energy: Special Energy Review Series Begins
Advanced Energy Materials’ new invited-only review series ‘Excellence in Energy’ is launched. All included papers are free to read for a limited time!
Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Materials Optimisation and PEC Water Splitting
Triboelectric nanogenerators are an exciting frontier in small-scale applications, converting low-frequency mechanical energy into an alternating current.
Electrocatalysis Snapshots: Materials for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
The slow kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction require new catalyst research like this to make water splitting systems commercially viable.
Energy Perspectives: Wei Liu and Kaustav Banerjee Address HER Catalytic Performance
Wei Liu and Kaustav Banerjee offer their thoughts on and solutions for the performance problems suffered by HER catalysts.
More Hydrogen for Less: Engineering the Catalytic Performance of MoS2
Hydrogen won’t be a viable fuel source without a replacement catalyst for platinum. This MoS2 hybrid looks set to provide some realistic competition.