Evolutionary oomph: Researchers describe way to create synthetic polymers using genetic coding in DNA
Scientists uncover the nuclear life of actin
A key building block of life, actin is one of the most abundant and highly conserved proteins in eukaryotic cells.
Mar 24, 2013
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Paint-on plastic electronics: Aligning polymers for high performance
Semiconducting polymers are an unruly bunch, but University of Michigan engineers have developed a new method for getting them in line that could pave the way for cheaper, greener, "paint-on" plastic electronics.
Mar 24, 2013
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Researchers restore light sensitivity to retina using polymer-based optoelectronic interface
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers in Italy has successfully demonstrated a means for restoring light sensitivity to a damaged rat retina by incorporating an inorganic polymer with nerve cells. In their ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Self-assembled nanostructures enable a low-power phase-change memory for mobile electronic devices
Nonvolatile memory that can store data even when not powered is currently used for portable electronics such as smart phones, tablets, and laptop computers. Flash memory is a dominant technology in this field, ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Researchers trap light, improve laser potential of MEH-PPV polymer
(Phys.org) —Researchers from North Carolina State University have come up with a low-cost way to enhance a polymer called MEH-PPV's ability to confine light, advancing efforts to use the material to convert electricity ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Hannover Messe: Heating with powder and plastic wastes
A great deal of powder is needed to coat auto parts and other objects – and a great deal of waste is left over afterward: After all, only a fraction of the coating ends up on an autobody; the rest misses ...
Mar 07, 2013
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Ketchup turns somersaults: Scientists develop a numerical model of complex fluids
Blood, paint or ketchup are complex liquids composed of several different components. For the construction of pumps, or the improvement of technical processes scientists and engineers need description models. ...
Mar 07, 2013
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Daniel Ribera: Turning food-soiled packaging into safe compost
Composting instead of incinerating or landfilling is a promising way that has until now been hampered by the presence of chemicals in packaging.
Mar 05, 2013
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Neutron investigation into self-assembling solar-harvesting films reveals new low-cost tool for 3-D circuit printing
Scientists from Imperial College London, working at the Institut Laue-Langevin, have presented a new way of positioning nanoparticles in plastics, with important applications in the production of coatings ...
Mar 01, 2013
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Is nanosilver toxic?
According to Finnish-Estonian joint research with data obtained on two crustacean species, there is apparently no reason to consider silver nanoparticles more dangerous for aquatic ecosystems than silver ions. The results ...
Feb 28, 2013
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First success in real time observation of process of solubilization of CNT by polymer
Research to probe deep within a solar cell
Engineers and scientists from the University of Sheffield have pioneered a new technique to analyse PCBM, a material used in polymer photovoltaic cells, obtaining details of the structure of the material which will be vital ...
Feb 25, 2013
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Researchers 'nanoweld' by applying light to aligned nanorods in solid materials
(Phys.org)—Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a way to melt or "weld" specific portions of polymers by embedding aligned nanoparticles within the materials. Their technique, ...
Feb 21, 2013
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Titanium dioxide nanoreactor
Tiny particles of titanium dioxide are found as key ingredients in wall paints, sunscreens, and toothpaste; they act as reflectors of light or as abrasives. However with decreasing particle size and a corresponding ...
Feb 21, 2013
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