Luo and colleagues demonstrate that DNA can be used as both a genetic and generic material for various cell-related applications, including diagnostics, drug delivery, protein production, and immuno-modulation.
15 May 2012
Paula Hammond considers water based layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly as a means of generating drug-releasing surfaces for biomedical applications.
15 May 2012
Gilchrist and colleagues demonstrate the manufacture of a prototype bulk metallic glass injection molding tool: the first step towards high-volume, low-cost, nano-fabrication of polymer components.
14 May 2012
Yugang Sun takes a look at novel x-ray scattering techniques, highlighting their capabilities for studying the dynamic processes of nanoparticles.
12 April 2012
Watts and Ade illustrate the basic operating principles of near edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (NEXAFS) spectroscopy, scanning transmission x-ray microscopy, and resonant soft x-ray scattering.
12 April 2012
Michael Miller considers the future of APT, and the prospect of achieving the ultimate goal of microscopy.
12 April 2012
Avouris and Dimitrakopoulos discuss graphene's properties and device physics, as well as synthesis techniques.
22 March 2012
Dresselhaus and colleagues look at defects and provide an overview of the current characterization tools.
22 March 2012
Gliemann and Wöll consider routes for surface functionalization for metal organic frameworks.
22 March 2012
Pasricha et al. present a simple, green, room temperature mechanism for the UV assisted synthesis of graphene.
22 March 2012
Rupert Oulton outlines the science of surface plasmon confinement and related applications.
29 February 2012
Frederick Krebs discusses the fabrication of next generation solar cells.
29 February 2012
Zhang and colleagues take a look at the current status of terahertz in materials science.
29 February 2012
Green et al. review the latest developments in adult mesenchymal stem cell nano- and micro-coatings.
29 February 2012
Richard Van Duyne sums up the current status of SERS, or surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
20 February 2012
This paper reviews the key physical properties that make this phase so special, the quantitative framework of cell performance, and the future perspectives of phase-change memory devices at the deep nanoscale.
04 January 2012
An antibody-modified atomic force microscope tip was used to detect conformational changes of fibronectin deposited on a poly(methyl methacrylate)/poly(acrylic acid) block copolymer compared to PMMA and a random poly(methyl methacrylate)/poly(acrylic acid) copolymer with an identical chemical composition.
04 January 2012
A review of the principles of electrochemical strain microscopy (ESM), and its application to the study of several Li-ion cathode and anode materials.
23 November 2011
The efficiency of solar cells made from a conjugated polymer blended with a fullerene derivative has risen from around 1 % to over 9 % in the last ten years, making organic photovoltaic technology a viable contender for commercialization.
10 October 2011
Research on organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) has been revitalized, partly due to the debut of the OLED TV by SONY in 2008. While there is still plenty of room for improvement in efficiency, cost-effectiveness and longevity, it is timely to report on the advances of light emitting materials, the core of OLEDs, and their future perspectives.
10 October 2011