Researchers at Aalto University have developed a geometric surface structure that is able to stop and control the spreading of liquids.
Advanced Materials
Real advance in quantum dot photovoltaics from MIT
Researchers improve efficiency of quantum-dot photovoltaic system by adding a forest of nanowires.
Nanosphere lithography towards selective protein recognition
Researchers propose to create materials capable of protein recognition by means of a new technique based on nanosphere lithography.
Tough and pliable: a paper-like ceramic
Scientists produce a paper-like ceramic material which is as hard as copper, yet flexible enough to be rolled up or folded. The material has another advantage: it is electrically conductive.
A new way to make next-generation battery electrodes
Chinese researchers report a method to coat graphene with a transition metal oxide, with the aim to create new, better electrodes for Li-ion batteries.
Making bio-inorganic composites antimicrobial
Researchers have developed an innovative process for adding broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity to biomimetically-synthesized bio-inorganic composites.
Better characterisation of thin film organic semiconductors
Researchers have characterised the molecular packing motifs of several new benzo-thiophene derivatives.
Next Generation of Micro-Machining
German researchers present a new micro-machining method to fabricate micropatterned superelastic TiNi films.
How can black carp crush hard snail shells?
Mollusk shells are well known to have excellent mechnical properties, but a species of carp – Mylopharyngodon piceus – lives on them. How?
Nanowires and quantum dots combine for more efficient photovoltaics
A group from MIT have demonstrated a method to produce extremely efficient zinc oxide/quantum dot based photovoltaics.
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