Five new entries in the top ten this week as we enter the third week of the Advanced Materials Top 40.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for May 16, 2012
Many new entries in the Top 40 most-read papers in Advanced Materials last week, including work on graphene, organic and oxide semiconductors, plasmonics, and nanostructures.
Solar Photovoltaic Industry Leaders Announce Global Solar Council
Representatives of leading international companies in the solar photovoltaic industry announce the founding of the Global Solar Council.
The Latest Trends in Integrative Plastics Technology
The 26th International Plastics Technology Colloquium presented the latest trends and developments in plastics processing.
Monster (plastic) trucks
The NPE plastics industry exhibition in Orlando shows that despite high oil prices, plastics are becoming ever more widespread, as lightweight polymeric materials in cars, trucks and planes help to save fuel.
Markus J. Buehler to Receive 2012 MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award
MIT professor honored for highly innovative and creative work in computational modeling.
Surviving in the Wild with Silk: Collecting Water with Nanostructured Nylon
Scientists make artificial spider silk from polymer-coated nylon, which can collect water from the atmosphere with astonishing efficiency.
BASF invests $50 million to acquire equity ownership position in Sion Power
BASF today announced a $50 million investment in Sion Power, the global leader in the development of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries.
Towards Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Hydrogen Generation
Photosynthesis is considered the "Holy Grail" in the field of sustainable energy generation because it directly converts solar energy into storable fuel using nothing but water and carbon dioxide (CO2). Scientists have long tried to mimic the underlying natural...
Book Review: Handbook of Stimuli-Responsive Materials
Prof. Sergiy Minko of Clarkson University reviews the new Handbook of Stimuli-Responsive Materials.