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A new generation of catalysts
Researchers at Delft University of Technology, [Juan-Alcañiz et al., Journal of Catalysis (2010), 269, 221] have reported the synthesis of a new class of porous solids with outstanding bi-functional catalytic activity.
Strong bonds not so strong
A fundamental laboratory advance has made it possible to break, at room temperature and pressure, two of the strongest types of chemical bonds in order to make common industrial compounds. In doing so, researchers at Cornell University have taken an important first step toward less-energy-intensive processes for making nitrogen-containing organic compounds. [Knobloch et al., Nature Chem., (2009) doi:10.1038/nchem.477]
Waste for life
Student learning through international development projects. Who pays and who benefits?
Super sponge
Wheat is capable of producing a dough with very special structural properties. How does a such a sticky mass become a tasty loaf?
Waterproofs for nanotubes
Researchers at the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology in India have fabricated superhydrophobic nanocomposite coatings composed of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) (OPV) molecules

In-Vitro Replication Of The Three-Dimensional Architecture of Biological Tissues
Interview with: Raquel Perez-Castillejos, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, USA
The opportunities and challenges of engineering education
Interview with: Dr Ruth Graham
A Biomimetic Approach toward Green Antifouling Technologies
Interview with: Prof. Tony Brennan, Margaret A. Ross Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, USA
Why Are Your Bones Not Made of Steel?
Interview with: Professor David Taylor, Trinity College, Dublin

Nanoscale Biomaterials Deposition: Learning to speak the language of biology
We invite you to join a web based discussion on new methods for patterning biological systems onto a variety of surfaces at nano- and micro-scale resolution.
Introduction to Raman Spectroscopy as a Characterization Tool for Graphene and Carbon Nanostructures
Raman spectroscopy is a laser light scattering technique, if you like a form of vibrational spectroscopy that records vibrations of covalent bonds and provides detailed molecular information, ideal in the elucidation of carbon nanomaterials.
Novel Techniques for In-Situ Nanomechanical Testing in the Electron Microscope
The combination of traditional nanomechanical test instruments with complementary techniques has generated innovative ways to characterize nanoscale materials.
In- Situ Nanomechanical Testing Techniques
Next generation materials research is highly dependent on the development and application of innovative nanomechanical testing techniques.

To tweet or not to tweet
Posted by Jonathan Agbenyega • 04 February 2010
I spotted this tweet recently, and it got me thinking... Which is a better barometer of opinion: Tweet or Taxi driver? Are we placing too much emphasis on networking via the internet when a simple f...
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Gen F Scientists
Are you on Facebook? Twitter, perhaps? Maybe LinkedIn? What about a social networking site dedicated to materials science? If you are not, you may be more alone than you think…
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Resorbable biomaterials as bone graft substitutes
An ageing population and the democratization of high-risk sports have led to a surge of bone-related diseases and bone fractures. As a result, the use of bone graft substitutes has dramatically increased in the last decade.
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Up close and personal with atoms and molecules
Nature is the best example of a system functioning on the nanometer scale, where the involved materials, energy consumption and data handling are optimized. Opening the doors to the nanoworld the emergence of the scanning tunneling microscope in 1982 and the atomic force microscope in 1986 led to a shift of paradigm in the understanding and perception of matter at its most fundamental level.
Ultimate resolution in the electron microscope
Nanoscience and nanotechnology are closely intertwined subjects that are attracting ever-increasing attention, both in the scientific world and in the marketplace. Major developments in growth and synthesis methods mean that atoms can nowadays be manipulated in a controlled fashion to produce novel properties that are often not found in bulk materials.

Nanosensors for trace explosive detection • Review article
Materials Today, Volume 11, Issue 3, March 2008, Pages 28-36 | Senesac, L.; Thundat, T.G.
Graphene: carbon in two dimensions • Review article
Materials Today, Volume 10, Issue 1-2, January 2007, Pages 20-27 | Katsnelson, M.I.
Polymer-based solar cells • Review article
Materials Today, Volume 10, Issue 11, November 2007, Pages 28-33 | Mayer, A.C.; Scully, S.R.; Hardin, B.E.; Rowell, M.W.; McGehee, M.D.
III-V compound SC for optoelectronic devices • Review article
Materials Today, Volume 12, Issue 4, April 2009, Pages 22-32 | Mokkapati, S.; Jagadish, C.
Fabrication of low-cost electronic biosensors • Review article
Materials Today, Volume 12, Issue 9, September 2009, Pages 12-20 | Sokolov, A.N.; Roberts, M.E.; Bao, Z.