Materials Science features, January 2012

The role of the lateral dimension of graphene oxide in the regulation of cellular responses

Carbon-supported manganese oxide nanocatalysts for rechargeable lithium–air batteries

Energy storage in composites of a redox couple host and a lithium ion host

Facile synthesis and super capacitive behavior of SWNT/MnO2 hybrid films

Nanogenerator as self-powered vibration sensor

Mesoporous a-MnO2/Pd catalyst air electrode for rechargeable lithium–air battery

The inhibition of tumor growth and metastasis by self-assembled nanofibers of taxol

Zero-dimensional, one-dimensional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional nanostructured materials for advanced electrochemical energy devices

Role of water on the surface-guided growth of horizontally aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes on quartz

Carbon nanohorns functionalized with polyamidoamine dendrimers as efficient biocarrier materials for gene therapy

Gentle STEM: ADF imaging and EELS at low primary energies

Highly flexible supercapacitors with manganese oxide nanosheet/carbon cloth electrode

Increased response/recovery lifetimes and reinforcement of polyaniline nanofiber films using carbon nanotubes

In situ TEM nanoindentation of nanoparticles

On the dose-rate threshold of beam damage in TEM

Prospects for electron microscopy characterisation of solar cells: Opportunities and challenges

World’s first patient-specific jaw implant

News of the first titanium jaw made specific to a patient’s bone structure made a big impression on both the nontechnical and technical press. But how impo

Direct oxygen imaging within a ceramic interface, with some observations upon the dark contrast at the grain boundary

Case study: Chemical storage tanks made with Advantex E-CR glass reinforcements save money

Owens Corning recently had a chance to experience what it has been preaching for many years – money can be saved buying chemical storage tanks made with gl

Nanostructural and chemical characterization of supported metal oxide catalysts by aberration corrected analytical electron microscopy

Flexible triboelectric generator

Strategies to reduce dendritic cell activation through functional biomaterial design

Transmission electron microscopy of chalcogenide thin-film photovoltaic materials

Dramatic transport properties of carbon nanotube membranes for a robust protein channel mimetic platform

Spatially heterogeneous carbon-fiber papers as surface dendrite-free current collectors for lithium deposition

Synthesis, growth mechanism and thermal stability of copper nanoparticles encapsulated by multi-layer graphene

Recent developments in dynamic transmission electron microscopy

Lubes spread further than PM compacts

Say lubricants to most people in the PM industry and the first things they think of are the additives that ease green parts out of the press. But take a st