Topological insulators, nanowires, and thin films – these and more in October’s physics highlights.
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.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for November 6th 2012
Polymers, solar cells, and graphene – this and more in the Advanced Materials Top 40 this week.
Nature’s Nanomaterials – To Be or Not to Be Bioinspired?
How much does materials science stand to gain from Nature? Professor Ozin gives his take on the progress of biomimetics.
Honoring Stanford R. Ovshinsky
A special issue on phase-change materials dedicated to the “Edison of our age”.
Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for August 2012
The most downloaded papers from the the pss family, spanning hot subject areas such as organic and inorganic semiconductor systems.
The Future of Steelmaking
The past two decades have seen major changes for steelmakers across the world.
September Highlights from physica status solidi
Chirality, Chalcogenides, and light-extraction – these and more in September’s physics highlights.
Skyscrapers Sweat it Out: Sweating Surfaces for Building Materials
Using thermosresponsive polymers to keep buildings cool.
BASF and Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research inaugurate graphene lab
International team of scientists will research into carbon-based materials for use in energy storage systems and electronic applications.