Research may well be a creative, fluid and dynamic field, but structure and high standards are required for success.
Research for DC Power Grids
With the research project NEST-DC the technological basis is set for high performance electronic circuit breakers.
The Most Efficient Commercial Jet in the World
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer rolls out the E195-E2, an especially fuel-efficient plane.
A High-Throughput Cell Chemotaxis and Migration Inhibitor Screen
A protocol for a unique high-throughput assay to identify novel small-molecule inhibitors of cell migration.
The Great Hope: Biomaterial Methods for Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
Combinatorial strategies that use biomaterials for regeneration of the injured central nervous system.
Conference Report: 36th Australasian Polymer Symposium
The 36th APS, which took place in Lorne, Victoria, from November 20-23, featured talks on a wide range of polymer science topics from both local and international speakers.
Biofibers Made from Green Lacewing Silk
Innovative biofibers made from a silk protein of the green lacewing are being developed at the Fraunhofer IAP in conjunction with AMSilk.
Ken Alston, Executive Advisory Board of Advanced Sustainable Systems on Cradle to Cradle Design
The editors of Advanced Sustainable Systems asked Ken Alston to briefly describe the idea behind Cradle to Cradle.
Applying 2D Materials to Fuel Cell Technology
Researchers from the University of Manchester and Rice University report the testing of 2D material-graphene and hexagonal boron nitride in the membrane area of fuel cells
Hot Electrons Racing through Gold Nanoantennas
Hot electron injection within hybrid metal–transition metal dichalcogenides systems is analyzed and offers new physical insights into enhancement of optoelectronic activity with nanoantennas.