DuPont says its commitment to supply growing solar market underscores aim to reduce global dependence on fossil fuels.
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Corning delivers Gorilla Glass 2 for next-gen devices
Corning claims new Gorilla Glass 2 enables a 20% reduction in device thickness while maintaining exceptional scratch resistance.
BASF builds its “Battery Materials” unit
BASF builds its Battery Materials capabilities with the purchase of Merck’s electrolytes business.
Poling optical materials with pyroelectrics
Electro-optical materials can be efficiently poled with a static field generated by pyroelectric crystals, report A.K.-Y. Jen and coworkers.
Giant optical gain in rare-earth-ion-doped fiber amplifiers
A new rare-earth-ion-doped optical amplifier has performance comparable to semiconductor amplifiers.
Top Advanced Materials papers for December 2011
Bioinspired surface patterning and a landmark review on graphene are among the most-downloaded Advanced Materials papers in December 2011.
Artificial ECM with chemical, electrical, and mechanical cues for stem cell differentiation
A new 3D artificial extracellular matrix provides a combination of chemical, electrical, and mechanical cues to influence stem cell differentiation.
Research Adventures and Challenges in Korea
Two young European scientists, Nicola Pinna and Patrick Theato, describe their participation in the Korean World Class University (WCU) Program.
Thin and smooth sub-10 nm metallic lines
Metal lines thinner than 10 nm can be fabricated by electron-beam patterning and hydrogen reduction of metal-naphthenates.
Publishing Trends in Materials Science
A presentation by Dave Flanagan, Editor of Advanced Functional Materials, on how to get your results published in your top-choice journal.