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Materials chemistry news, February 2017

LEDs made from arrays of nanorods that can both emit and detect light could lead to interactive displays that charge themselves from ambient light.

28 February 2017

Hair of blue tarantulas shows how to produce structurally colored materials.

28 February 2017Laurie Donaldson

Live webinar - March 7th, 9 - 10 AM GMT – The nuts & bolts of Peer Review: a discussion by Biomaterials Editors Professors Pandit and Yu.

27 February 2017

Scientists have found a way to produce and measure the properties of a single, three-atom-thick layer of tungsten ditelluride.

24 February 2017

Mildred Dresselhaus sadly passes away at the age of 86.

23 February 2017Laurie Donaldson

Researchers have found a perovskite mineral with the right properties to extract energy from multiple sources at the same time.

22 February 2017

Using macrophages with flow cytometry, a rapid screening method can determine how medical nanoparticles interact with the immune system.

20 February 2017

Adding two different additives to the same polymer semiconductor offers a simple way to modify its electrical properties.

17 February 2017

A new way of mass-producing graphene uses just three simple ingredients: hydrocarbon gas, oxygen and a spark plug.

15 February 2017

A new computational design strategy can pinpoint optimal materials for coating the cathode in lithium-ion batteries to protect it from degradation.

7 February 2017

Synthetic nanoparticles can achieve the same level of structural complexity, hierarchy and accuracy as biomolecules such as proteins.

7 February 2017

New synthesis mechanism transforms bulk metal alloys directly into nanowires.

3 February 2017Cordelia Sealy

A new oxidatively-modified carbon material is highly efficient at absorbing radioactive metal cations such as cesium and strontium.

2 February 2017

Using advanced imaging techniques, scientists have discovered cracking of cathode particles as lithium-ion batteries are charged and discharged.

1 February 2017

A three-dimensional, foldable radiator coated with a vanadium oxide-based material could remove or retain heat on small satellites.

1 February 2017

Scientists have developed a simple, inexpensive technique for producing oxide nanowires directly from bulk powders at ambient conditions.

1 February 2017

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