Claudia Felser, Shoucheng Zhang, and Binghai Yan catch a snapshot of the materials and applications aspect in the field of topological insulators.
Book Review: Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Diodes
Professor Roland Scheer reviews Adrian Kitai’s book on the principles of the PN junction.
Modified silicon carbide crystals could be better than diamond
University of Würzburg physicists have modified silicon carbide crystals and found that they may have application in quantum computing.
Ames Laboratory scientists granted time on world's fastest computer
Bruce Harmon, Kai-Ming Ho, and Cai-Zhuang Wang will identify promising compositions of new magnetic materials that do not contain rare earth elements.
Metamaterials experts develops method to reduce electron mass
Researchers have come up with a theory for moving metamaterial patterning onto the quantum scale.
Designer nanocrystals find funding
W. M. Keck Foundation funds David Mazziotti, Greg Engel, and Dmitri Talapin to research manipulate of nanocrystal properties.
Nanochemistry Prescience?
Professor Ozin looks back at the predictions for the field of nanochemistry he made 20 years ago; where has nanotechnology gone since?
When Polymers Bite Back: A Kinetic Model for Suspension Polymerization
The free-radical polymerization of vinyl chloride is investigated using quantum chemical methods.
Book Review: Introduction to Nanomaterials and Devices
Professor Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh, Associate Professor, RMIT University, is pleasantly surprised by Introduction to Nanomaterials and Devices.
MaterialsViews Interviews: Marco Rolandi
Macro Rolandi discusses his recent essay on the use of illustrations in scientific papers.