The advisory board of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics provides you with a selection of the best papers published in the journal in 2016.
Best of Advanced Energy Materials – May
Take a look at the great cover images from the May issues and top five most downloaded articles this month.
Turning Greenhouse Gas to Valuable Carbonaceous Products in High Yield
A simple and effective system for photocatalytic CO2 reduction is proposed
Tiny microbots clean up water
Max Planck researchers have developed self-propelled tiny ‘microbots’ that can remove lead or organic pollutions from contaminated water.
Best of Advanced Energy Materials – April
Take a look at the great cover images from the April issues and top five most downloaded articles this month.
Journal of Polymer Science Poster Prize at the 2016 APS March Meeting
Four outstanding young polymer scientists were awarded the 2016 Journal of Polymer Science poster prize for the Division of Polymer Physics (DPOLY) at the March American Physical Society (APS) meeting.
Ni3FeN Nanoparticles: An Efficient Overall Water Splitting Electrocatalyst
Chinese researchers have reported Ni3FeN nanoparticlessynthesized by thermal ammonolysis of ultrathin NiFe- layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheets.
Isoporous membranes for superior purification
A research group led by Prof. Volker Abetz at Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht in Germany has introduced one new dimension to the fabrication of non-solvent induced phase separation- (SNIPS) based isoporous block copolymer membranes.
Synthesize hydrocarbon fuel in one step
Researchers have proven that concentrated light, heat and high pressures can drive the one-step conversion of CO2 and water into liquid hydrocarbon fuels.
Lubricant Lends Itself to Plant-based Leather
Researchers at Sichuan University have created an alternative to conventional leather lubricants using synthetic copolymers.