Materials
- International Process Plants Offers Butadiene Extraction Plant for Sale May 6, 2013
- According to a recent report by energy analysts GBI Research, U.S. companies imported 329,118 tons of butadiene in 2012. The leading butadiene suppliers were Canada, South Korea, Netherlands,...
- Coatings Fight Furniture Fires May 2, 2013
- Nanomaterials: Ultrathin films could replace troublesome flame retardants
- Multiblock Polymer Nanoparticles Attack Tumors February 28, 2013
- Drug Delivery: All-in-one nanocarriers evade the immune system, target tumors, and release drugs inside cancer cells
- Carbon Nanotubes Help Grow Beating Heart Tissue February 21, 2013
- Tissue Engineering: New nanotube-based scaffold mimics heart tissue’s electrical and mechanical properties
- Preventing Food-borne Illness May 5, 2013
- ACS Meeting News: Nanomaterial-based sensors might enable farmers and consumers to detect food pathogens in real time
- Catalyst Stimulates Self-Doping In Silicon Nanowires April 7, 2013
- Aluminum mediates silicon nanowire growth and becomes absorbed in the growing structure in the process
- Cardio Calcification Close-Up April 28, 2013
- Electron microscopy reveals hydroxyapatite nanoparticles associated with all stages of calcification-related cardiovascular disease
- Nanocoating Helps Furniture Foam Fight Fire Without Troubling Flame Retardants April 30, 2013
- Nanomaterials: An ultrathin film made from a biopolymer and a sulfur-based acid could be an effective replacement for chlorine- and bromine-based commercial flame retardants
- Peptide Fools Immune System Into Allowing Nanoparticles To Stick Around February 21, 2013
- Drug Delivery: ‘Don’t eat me’ signal allows nanoparticles to evade detection
- Nanoscale Pressure Sensors Mimic Human Skin April 25, 2013
Nano skin: Georgia Tech researcher Wenzhuo Wu holds an array of transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic signals.
- Toward Sustainable Electronics March 31, 2013
- To reduce electronic waste, a diverse team of engineers searches for new materials, training a savvy workforce along the way
- The many uses of nanowires and nanotubes April 11, 2013
Nanowires and nanotubes have become hot materials in recent years. They exist in many forms-made of metals, semiconductors, insulators, and organic compounds-and are being studied for use in electronics, energy conversion, optics and chemical sensing, among other fields.
- Chemistry Aficionado And Lifelong Learner April 7, 2013
- Priestley Medalist Peter J. Stang emerged from adversity to catalyze advances in chemistry and serve as one of the field’s leading statesmen
- Building New Materials With Light April 29, 2013
- Nanotechnology: A simple optical system assembles two-dimensional structures of nanoparticles using a laser beam and could lead to new materials for sensors and photonic devices
- Battery Could Provide a Cheap Way to Store Solar Power April 26, 2013
Flask battery: A new kind of flow battery lights up a small LED. The battery stores energy in a sheet of lithium metal and materials dissolved in a liquid electrolyte.
