Table salt as template for nanomaterials

Researchers demonstrate an organic solvent-free method to prepare a porous PVDF multiwalled carbon nanotube foam using table salt as a sacrificial template.

Bringing atomic mapping to the mainstream

Mapping the internal atomic structure of small particles just got easier thanks to a new computer algorithm and graphical user interface.

Supported liquid metal catalysts - a new generation of reaction accelerators

Researchers have recently discovered how to bypass the known drawbacks of the technical catalysts that are currently in use by means of a new material concept that makes the creation of significantly more efficient catalysts possible.

Multifunctional nano-sized drug carriers based on reactive polypept(o)ides

Scientists have demonstrated that reactive polypept(o)ides constitute ideal building blocks to control morphology and function of carrier systems in a simple but precise manner.

Innovation could mean flexible rechargeable batteries for pacemakers

Engineers have designed a flexible and organic alternative to the rigid batteries that power up medical implants.

Luminescent ceramics for new light sources

In the future this kind of ceramics can replace LEDs; its application will make it possible to significantly reduce the cost of production of automobile headlights and other light sources.

The beam of invisibility

Researchers have developed a new idea for a cloaking technology. A completely opaque material is irradiated from above with a specific wave pattern - with the effect that light waves from the left can now pass through the material without any obstruction.