Clinically approved hydrogels can be structured across multiple length scales to generate materials with a variety of new physical properties.
3D e-Whiskers for Complex Sensing Applications [Video]
A scalable method for fabricating electronic whiskers (e-whiskers)—a class of electronic skin—for sensing a variety of external stimuli, including proximity, texture mapping, surface roughness, material stiffness, force, and temperature.
Drop-In Solar Fuels from Carbon Dioxide and Water: Performance Indicators
Various approaches for converting CO2 and H2O to liquid hydrocarbons using solar energy involve electro/photo/thermochemical catalytic processes and combinations thereof exist.
Carbon Dioxide Desalination
Imagine a scenario where CO2 greenhouse gas emissions could be used to desalinate briny water. This would be a creative way of killing two birds with one stone, namely helping to ameliorate global-warming-induced climate change and producing high quality water for agriculture and drinking purposes.
Decarbonizing Natural Gas: Methane Fuel without Carbon Dioxide
A fascinating approach for utilizing the chemical energy contained in the carbon–hydrogen bonds of methane without the co-production of carbon dioxide in the combustion process is discussed.
Textile Inspired Cathodes for Energy Storage
A novel flexible textile-based cathode with a unique triple-phased structure is presented, that shows improved non-competitive transport properties.
Smart Window Coatings for Room-Temperature Applications
A hybrid thermochromic window coating with excellent visible transmittance and thermochromic performance at room temperature, opens new directions in plasmonic coatings.
Effect of the Dielectric Constant and Ion Mobility in Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells
A cationic iridium complex emitter in a light-emitting electrochemical cell is used to study the competing effects on the dielectric constant by varying the size of the negative ions with it.
Nanoglue Bonding by iCVD (Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition)
A simplified iCVD coater is developed that can be installed at low cost in most labs, and further use it to engineer submicron bond gaps in materials with common non-ideal features like curvature, roughness, and burrs.
Ancient and Modern Hints: Chemotherapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer
RNA-binding proteins influence epithelial ovarian cancer progression through complex networks with mRNAs, non-coding RNAs and other proteins.