A novel coating provides fabric with an unusual combination of flaming/smoldering ignition resistance and barrier properties, without affecting color or general appearance of the fabric’s face.
How to pattern a liquid metal
Michael Dickey and colleagues at the North Carolina State University have found a very simple way to pattern liquid metals.
New special issue in Advanced Materials Interfaces focuses on Atomic Layer Deposition
A new special issue in Advanced Materials Interfaces this month highlights advances in Atomic Layer Deposition for Energy and Environmental Applications.
Temperature-Responsive Hydrogel Films
Cross-linked hydrogel-particle films with tunable size, shape, porosity and optical transmission are obtained with a simple evaporation method.
Say It With Flowers to Boost Lithium Storage
A unique 3D reduced graphene oxide–cobalt oxide composite material presents promising properties as an anode for lithium-ion batteries.
Applying microscale superhydrophobicity to cooling solutions
A technique has been developed to fabricate hierarchical micro- and nano-structures on copper substrates, for heat transfer applications.
Molecular systems for flexible electronics
New research investigates the position of molecular memory on a nanometer-thick film.
Thermosensitive magnetomicelles – a closer look at antitumor pro-drug delivery
Cisplatin pro-drug delivery via thermosensitive magnetomicelles is visualized at the interface between nanomaterials and living systems with sub-100 nm resolution
Introducing Advanced Materials Interfaces
The first issue of Advanced Materials Interfaces has been published.
Fabricating integrated circuits from functionalised oxides
A collaboration between researchers in the US and Germany produces monolithically integrated logic circuits in NMOS-technology.