The Materials Research Society has named Jennifer Lewis and Miquel Salmeron as MRS Medalists.
Protection on the road – enhanced child safety seats
New materials from BASF used in TRIFIX child safety seats from Britax Römer.
Advanced Optical Materials Issue 4
Issue 4 of Advanced Optical Materials covers optical cloaking, holography, lithography, and more. All articles are free to read.
A Bitter Pill for Counterfeiters: Labeling Drugs with QR Codes
Polymer microtaggants using high-capacity and error-correctable QR code for anti-counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals.
Innovative biomaterials potentiate bone regeneration in the animal model
Researchers from Uppsala University highlight a polymer synthesis strategy for biomaterials that could provide a boost for tissue regeneration research.
Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for September 2012
Most downloaded papers from the physica status, including as the ‘pss classic’ on amorphous germanium by Jan Tauc from 1966 and much more.
Antibacterial paper for long-term release applications
Scientists use functionalization of cellulose through cyclodextrin for long release of antibacterial drugs and production of antibacterial paper.
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Displays Electric Vehicle Technologies
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies showcases a portfolio of products at the 2012 Battery Show in Novi, Mich.
The bobtail squid: a natural diffraction grating
American scientists have harnessed the Hawaiian bobtail squid’s ability to modulate color.
Simulating carbon nanotube yarn for stronger, tougher materials
Researchers have combined nanomechanical shear experiments with multiscale simulations to try to understand the interactions between bare carbon nanotubes.