Materials news, February 2010

Atomic love, in 3 dimensions

Ashland adds corrosion-resistant product to Envirez® 'green' resin range

Ashland Performance Materials has added a corrosion-resistant product to its Envirez® range of unsaturated polyester resins containing renewable materials.

Ubiquitin mystery chains

Nano-snowman

Sensors appreciate fine works of art

Grain boundaries hold the key

A window that washes itself

A new generation of catalysts

Strong bonds not so strong

Snappy silicon surfaces

Nanotube revelations

Ordered energy storage

Metamaterials provide lenses with a broader vision

Bio-artificial materials promoting vasculature growth

Super atoms mimic elements, with a little help from the periodic table