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New technique to grow semiconductor thin films
Self-limiting growth
Infrared sensing using nanoantennae
Translating heat into mechanical response
Inkjet printing with graphene
Towards foldable electronics
Iron-platinum alloys could improve data storage
New material could aid next generation hard drives
A new kind of friction
Friction in the nano-world

Podcasts

Quantum nano-optoelectronics
Prof Frank Koppens from ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain
FTIR microscopy and imaging
Interview with: Dr Mustafa Kansiz from Agilent Technologies.
Biosensing and diagnostic cocktails
Interview with: Professor Warren Chan and Kyryl Zagorovsky from the University of Toronto
Energy-momentum spectroscopy
Interview with: Dr Rashid Zia from Brown University.

Webinars

Expanding the horizon of tribological testing: high accuracy friction and wear measurements using a unique Nano Tribometer
This webinar will describe results of high accuracy friction and wear measurements using a unique Nano Tribometer, and will explore the tribology of a range of challenging materials.
Advancing materials analysis using a Universal Measurement Spectrophotometer
This webinar, presented in association with Agilent, will explore the latest spectrophotometric techniques for materials analysis.
Platform technologies for next generation regenerative therapeutics
This webinar, presented by Professor Jeffrey Karp, will explore platform technologies currently being developed to tackle some of the most challenging medical problems. This webinar is sponsored by NanoSight.
Imaging Heterogeneous Catalysts in the Working State
This webinar reviews recent applications for ex situ and in situ study of heterogeneous catalysts at the atomic-scale.

Blogs

Uncovered - Dong-An Wang
Posted by Materials Today • 20 May 2013
Man-made cartilage Dong-An Wang Dong-An Wang is a runner up in the 2012 Materials Today cover competition. To find out who all the winners were, head over to http://www.materialstoday.com/view/3...
tags: Biomaterials, Tools and techniques, Characterization
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The 3D printable gun: A very special 38 special - David Bradley
Posted by Materials Today • 17 May 2013
Of all the wonderful things a 3D printer can make, a model car for aerodynamic testing, a replacement tea mug for camping or even a linker for connecting the very different connectors of Lego ...
tags: Tools and techniques, Polymers and soft materials, Mechanical properties
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Digital bread – Sumana Chakrabarti-Bell and Shuo Wang
Posted by Materials Today • 15 May 2013
It is said that bread-making is an art. Indeed, bread is the subject of popular still life paintings drawn by artists like Vincent van Gogh and Monet. It is a dearly loved, staple food item in most pe...
tags: Characterization, Panorama, Tools and tecniques
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Nanoparticles go in disguise - David Bradburn
Posted by Materials Today • 13 May 2013
Who hasn't heard of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus or MRSA. It is a particular virulent highly adaptable bacterial strain, which is now endemic in our hospitals and health centers across ...
tags: Nanotechnology, Biomaterials
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Tougher, thinner, lighter - David Bradburn
Posted by Materials Today • 07 May 2013
Army scientists are creating new 2-D materials that will rival Geim and Novoselov's discovery of graphene, which was first isolated in 2003, the result of their astonishing findings was published in 2...
tags: mechanical properties, carbon, Nanotechnology
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Features

Photoacoustic microscopy in tissue engineering - Review article
Lihong Wang and colleagues review the application of photoacoustic microscopy in tissue engineering.
Carbon nanotubes: controlled growth and application - Review article
Hui-Ming Cheng and Chang Liu discuss the controlled synthesis of SWCNTs by chemical vapor deposition.
Processing metallic glasses by selective laser melting - Current research article
Pauly, Eckert et al. describe how selective laser melting can be used to create complex geometries in metallic glasses.
Production and processing of graphene and 2d crystals - Extended Review article
Ferrari et al. review the state of the art of graphene preparation, production, placement and handling.

Downloads

In situ doxorubicin–CaP shell formation on amphiphilic gelatin–iron oxide core as a multifunctional drug delivery system with improved cytocompatibility, pH-responsive drug release and MR imaging
A specifically selected paper from Acta Biomaterialia
Nanoscale Material Characterization: A Review of the use of NTA
The recent development of the technique of Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) offers the ability to directly visualize, size and count nanoparticles in liquid suspension.
Electron beam-induced formation and displacement of metal clusters on graphene, carbon nanotubes and amorphous carbon
A specifically selected paper from Carbon
Imaging of three-dimensional (Si,Ge) nanostructures by off-axis electron holography
A specifically selected paper from Ultramicroscopy
Nanohalos: A manifestation of electron channelling in gold nanoparticles
A specifically selected paper from Ultramicroscopy

25 Hottest Articles

Graphene: carbon in two dimensions • Review article
Materials Today, Volume 10, Issue 1-2, January 2007, Pages 20-27 | Katsnelson, M.I.
Resistive switching in transition metal oxides • Review article
Materials Today, Volume 11, Issue 6, June 2008, Pages 28-36 | Sawa, A.
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.
Prospects for rare earth doped GaN lasers on Si • Review article
Materials Today, Volume 10, Issue 7-8, July 2007, Pages 20-27 | Steckl, A.J.; Park, J.H.; Zavada, J.M.

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