From invisibility cloaks to metatronics – metamaterials might offer a wealth of innovative applications. Prerequisite are 3D metamaterials working in the THz region. Latest developments could initiate a further upswing for this strange seeming kind of matter.
Energy in Pictures – 2012/1
Energy research in pictures: Advanced Energy Materials covers from January 2012.
Ravin Narain: Aiming for a Cancer Cure with Biomaterials and Nanotechnology
We speak to University of Alberta Professor Ravin Narain about his polymeric and nano-materials research, and what it might for the future of biomaterials and medicine.
A Truly 3D Self-Assembled Metamaterial
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK report the fabrication of a truly 3D metamaterial using self-assembly.
BASF acquires extrusion technology from B.C. Foam: PET foams for the wind energy sector
BASF has purchased the PET foam business of the Italian company B.C. Foam S.p.A., headquartered in Volpiano.
Advanced Optical Materials Issue 1
Issue 1 of Advanced Optical Materials features twelve papers from leading research groups, covering all aspects of light–matter interactions.
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.
Functional Sugar-based Polyurethanes
Multifunctional polyurethanes are prepared by the thiolene reaction to L-arabinitol-based PUs with multiple pendant O-allyl groups.
Macromolecular Colloquium 2012 in Freiburg
This year’s Macromolecular Colloquium will be held in Freiburg from the 23rd to 25th of February.
First Large-Scale Science Collaboration between China and Germany
Multilevel Molecular Assemblies: Scientists in China and Germany are working together to make efficient tools out of molecular assemblies.