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Advanced Materials
Flexible Electronic Paper in Color
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have shown that so called plasmonic metasurfaces, ultrathin nanostructured solid materials, can be used for reflective color displays if functionalized with conductive polymers.
An artificial exoskeleton for living cells
K. Liang and co-workers demonstrate a zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) for preserving the cell life of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker’s yeast) and Micrococcus luteus in the presence of cytotoxic and antifungal agents.
Inorganic double helix
Scientists at TU Munich have discovered an inorganic substance whose elements are arranged in the form of a double helix.
Multifunctional Theranostic Agent for Multimodal Imaging Guided Photothermal Cancer Therapy
At Soochow University they have successfully prepared ultrasmall anionic-deficient WO3-x nanotheranostic probes
High-efficiency THz nano-detectors
An international collaboration has built THz photon sensors that operate over the 0.3-0.65 THz range, at low temperatures, with excellent signal to noise ratio values.
Shape-Reconfigurable Architected Materials
Researchers propose an architected material that can be constructed from virtually any base material.
Electrically conductive graphene fibers to replace metal?
Researchers produced chemically doped graphene fibers with excellent electrical conductivity via a chemical doping strategy.
Soft Wheels and Rotary Motors Based on Peristaltic Motion
The Mazzeo Research Group has designed soft motors by combining pneumatically-driven elastomeric structures with peristaltic motion.
Outstanding electrocatalytic activity from metal and nitrogen co-doped carbon nanoframeworks
Zhang’s group developed a new synthetic method for preparing M,N-C electrocatalysts.
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