Chemical & Engineering News: Materials SCENE

Kavli Prize Laureates Announced

nobody@acs.org("Susan J. Ainsworth") — 31 May 2012 19:57:48 +0000

Honors: MIT’s Mildred Dresselhaus, one of seven awardees, is honored for her work in nanoscience

A Solid Solar-Cell Solution

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 31 May 2012 16:12:28 +0000

Alternative Energy: New solid electrolyte bypasses problems of traditional dye-sensitized solar cells

Weighing Viruses, Nanoparticles

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 28 May 2012 05:00:38 +0000

Technique enables analysis of previously hard-to-measure particles

Pores Expand To Fit Proteins

nobody@acs.org("Elizabeth K. Wilson") — 28 May 2012 05:00:37 +0000

New metal-organic framework compounds may have drug delivery and other applications

New Photoresist Does Old Acid Chemistry

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 28 May 2012 05:00:33 +0000

Promising glass material works just like traditional lithography polymers

Cluster Size Controls O₂Binding

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 28 May 2012 05:00:33 +0000

Finding may help scientists understand how nanocrystalline gold activates dioxygen

Sodium-Ion Cell Goes Solid State

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 28 May 2012 05:00:32 +0000

Crystallized glass electrolyte could make sodium-ion batteries practical

Single Molecule Channels Water

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 28 May 2012 05:00:31 +0000

Nanotechnology: Molecular tube transports water across lipid membrane

Nanocrystal Growth Observed

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 28 May 2012 05:00:27 +0000

Imaging: Using electron microscopy, researchers reveal mechanism of nanoparticle fusion

A Step Forward For Quantum Dots

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 28 May 2012 05:00:19 +0000

Nanomedicine: Researchers see no negative health effects of the tiny particles in monkeys

New Way To Modify DNA

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 28 May 2012 05:00:10 +0000

Zinc finger nickases may challenge zinc finger nucleases as genomic change agents

Sweating The Small Stuff

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 28 May 2012 05:00:08 +0000

Concerns grow over nanoparticle characterization and purity

Single Molecule Channels Water

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 24 May 2012 14:42:22 +0000

Nanotechnology: Molecular tube transports water across lipid membrane

Antibody-Coated Particles Slow Tumor Growth

nobody@acs.org("Aaron A. Rowe") — 22 May 2012 18:13:00 +0000

Drug Delivery: Polymer nanoparticles help antibodies target an extracellular matrix enzyme

Easy Mass Measurement Of Viruses And Nanoparticles

nobody@acs.org("Katharine Sanderson") — 22 May 2012 17:07:00 +0000

Mass Spectrometry: Technique enables analysis of previously hard-to-measure particles

Record-Breaking Graphene Circuits

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 21 May 2012 18:59:11 +0000

Devices: Researchers improve speed of graphene transistors made using methods applicable to integrated circuit production

Frustrated Lewis Pair Starts A New Radical Family

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 21 May 2012 16:47:14 +0000

Metal-Free Reactions: Unquenched acid-base complex captures NO to form versatile nitroxide radicals

Plutonium Analysis Advances

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 21 May 2012 16:39:00 +0000

Spectroscopy: Study of nuclear waste, fuels enabled by observation of NMR signal

Magically Pure CdSe Nanoclusters

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 21 May 2012 05:00:40 +0000

Exfoliation followed by ligand-exchange yields stoichiometrically pure samples of optimally sized semiconductor nanoclusters

Magnetic Floating Foam Cleans Up Oil

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 21 May 2012 05:00:39 +0000

Material made magnetic by iron nanoparticles could be used to extract oil from contaminated water

Another Variation On P–N Chemistry

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 21 May 2012 05:00:38 +0000

Chemists isolate and characterize the first compound with an azide group attached to a two-coordinate phosphorus center

Ruthenium Switches On To Kill Cancer Cells

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 21 May 2012 05:00:37 +0000

After activation by light, ruthenium bipyridine complexes become more potent than cisplatin

Nano Effort Adds Sustainable Design

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 21 May 2012 05:00:33 +0000

Ever-Cleaner Auto Exhaust

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 21 May 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Catalytic converters continue to advance as regulations further limit emissions of NO_x and other pollutants

A Drug Carrier That Dissolves In Cells

nobody@acs.org("Erika Gebel") — 15 May 2012 21:38:21 +0000

Cellular Delivery: Protein-based particles release nucleic acids by dissolving inside cells

Frustrated Lewis Pair Starts A New Radical Family

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 15 May 2012 20:05:25 +0000

Metal-Free Reactions: Unquenched acid-base complex captures NO to form versatile nitroxide radicals

For Nanoparticles, Size Does Matter

nobody@acs.org("Katharine Sanderson") — 14 May 2012 20:45:00 +0000

Nanotoxicology: Precise control of nanoparticle dimensions shows that size and shape of cerium dioxide nanomaterials influences their ability to damage cells

Fluoropolymer Drops Graphene’s Resistance

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 14 May 2012 05:00:31 +0000

An easily made graphene-polymer film shows promise for transparent, flexible electrodes

Graphene-Amyloid Combo

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 14 May 2012 05:00:29 +0000

Materials consisting of alternating layers of graphene and amyloid protein fibrils function as shape-shifting biosensors

Modeling Nanotube Reactions

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 14 May 2012 05:00:26 +0000

Theoretical Chemistry: Approach predicts outcome of nanotube functionalization

Zeolites Don’t Mind Hot Water

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 14 May 2012 05:00:24 +0000

Catalysis: Organosilyl groups stabilize workhorse catalysts for aqueous-phase reactions

A Flexible Nerve-Gas Sensor

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 09 May 2012 20:35:28 +0000

Chemical Detection: Nanotubes of a conducting polymer detect very low levels of chemical weapons

Turning On Ruthenium To Kill Cancer Cells

nobody@acs.org("Sarah Webb") — 09 May 2012 17:42:25 +0000

Anticancer Agents: After activation by light, a ruthenium complex becomes more potent than cisplatin

A Timely Release Of Gene-Silencing Molecules

nobody@acs.org("Erika Gebel") — 07 May 2012 18:37:54 +0000

Drug Delivery: Polymer particles deliver nucleic acids with low toxicity

Graphene-Based Actuators Flex With Current

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 07 May 2012 05:00:29 +0000

Strong, speedy actuators made from graphene could move robotic parts and medical devices

Renewable Route To p-Xylene

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 07 May 2012 05:00:27 +0000

Zeolite catalyzes Diels-Alder reaction between ethylene and biomass-derived 2,5-dimethylfuran

Copper Adds Splitting Water To Résumé

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 07 May 2012 05:00:26 +0000

Chemists develop the first copper-based homogeneous catalyst for electrolytic water oxidation

Online Submissions Due For Rubber Division Meeting

nobody@acs.org("Linda Wang") — 07 May 2012 05:00:14 +0000

Winter Fluorine Conference Accepting Abstracts

nobody@acs.org("Linda Wang") — 07 May 2012 05:00:13 +0000

Meetings

nobody@acs.org("") — 07 May 2012 05:00:12 +0000

A Rainbow of Lasers

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 07 May 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Nanotechnology: Quantum dot films lase at different colors under low-energy excitation

Fluoropolymer Drops Graphene’s Resistance

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 04 May 2012 16:44:12 +0000

Electronics: An easily made graphene-polymer film shows promise for transparent, flexible electrodes

Carbon Nanotubes Light Up Silicon

nobody@acs.org("Katharine Sanderson") — 03 May 2012 18:06:00 +0000

Photonics: The carbon materials could help researchers produce cheap silicon components for optical computers

Spring-Loaded Nanoparticles Sense Proteases

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 30 Apr 2012 05:00:44 +0000

A nanoparticle squeezed by peptides could help detect active enzymes associated with disease?

More Atomically Thin Materials

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 30 Apr 2012 05:00:43 +0000

Studies probe structure and electronic properties of two-dimensional forms of silicon and boron?

Toward a Predictive Model For Nanoparticle Toxicity

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 30 Apr 2012 05:00:42 +0000

Researchers link semiconductor particles’ electronic properties to their tendency to cause inflammation

Coating For Cotton Repels Oil And Water

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 30 Apr 2012 05:00:41 +0000

Liquids bead up on cotton surfaces thanks to layer of diblock copolymer?

Methane To Methanol Directly

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 30 Apr 2012 05:00:41 +0000

Iron- and copper-doped zeolite converts methane directly to methanol

Made-To-Measure Protein Crystals

nobody@acs.org("Carmen Drahl") — 30 Apr 2012 05:00:40 +0000

Design project is a step toward simplifying protein crystallization

Nanomaterials In Food, Cosmetics

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Policy: FDA releases draft safety guidelines, denies petition to strengthen oversight

Graphene Helps A Robot Creep Like An Inchworm

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 27 Apr 2012 13:31:00 +0000

Device Materials: Strong, speedy actuators made from graphene could move robotic parts and medical devices

Texture of Surroundings Influences Human Embryonic Stem Cell Behavior

nobody@acs.org("Sarah Webb") — 24 Apr 2012 17:02:00 +0000

Cell Culture: The roughness of etched slides influences stem cells’ growth and fate

A Model To Predict Nanoparticle Toxicity

nobody@acs.org("Jeffrey M. Perkel") — 23 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Nanomaterials: Researchers link semiconductor particles’ electrical properties and ability to cause inflammation

Red Blood Cells Release Cargo On Demand

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:49 +0000

By coating the cells with gold nanoparticles, researchers hope to enable drug delivery to tumors

Dendrimer-Based Therapy Shows Promise For Cerebral Palsy

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:48 +0000

Branched macromolecule releases drug that improves motor skills and brain structure in baby rabbits with the disorder

Tiny Submarines Gather Oil

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:48 +0000

Alkanethiol-coated microengines could clean up oil contamination in water

Navy To Construct First Titanium Hull

nobody@acs.org("Andrea Widener") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:42 +0000

Electrodes By Solution Processing

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:40 +0000

Electronics: Polymer coating simplifies organic thin-film technology

Versatile Chemistry With Carbenes

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:22 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Stable carbenes and their analogs have rich potential for applications beyond catalysis

The Subtle Interplay of Nanoparticles and Bacteria

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 19 Apr 2012 05:00:03 +0000

Nanomaterials: The antibacterial potency of nanoparticles depends on their size and on the bacterial species’ membrane structure

Spring-Loaded Nanoparticles Sense Proteases

nobody@acs.org("Erika Gebel") — 18 Apr 2012 21:32:00 +0000

Biosensors: A nanoparticle squeezed by peptides could help detect active enzymes associated with disease

Red Blood Cells Release Cargo On Demand

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 16 Apr 2012 16:52:00 +0000

Drug Delivery: By coating the cells with gold nanoparticles, researchers hope to enable drug delivery to tumors

Fluorinated Graphene

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 16 Apr 2012 05:00:28 +0000

Simple method could electrically isolate regions of the conducting material to make electronic devices

Grab-And-Go Palladium Catalyst

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 16 Apr 2012 05:00:24 +0000

Novel nanoparticle catalyst pulls thiols and selenols from mixtures and couples them with alkynes to make vinyl compounds

Nanoparticle Arrays For Faster Electronics

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 16 Apr 2012 05:00:23 +0000

Materials Science: First uniform arrays of topological insulators grown

Separating Hydrocarbons

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 16 Apr 2012 05:00:10 +0000

Porous metal organic framework compound selectively binds ethylene and other lightweight feedstocks

Chemical Reactors On Demand

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 16 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Chemical Engineering: 3-D printer produces custom vessels for chemical synthesis

Picture-Perfect Particles Enhance MRI Signal

nobody@acs.org("Katharine Sanderson") — 13 Apr 2012 17:33:00 +0000

Cell Imaging: Giant lipid vesicles fill cells with contrast agents

Block Copolymer Helps Lithography Get Smaller

nobody@acs.org("Melissae Fellet") — 11 Apr 2012 18:17:41 +0000

Materials Science: Material could shrink silicon structures in computer chips, leading to fast electronics

Quantum Dots Shine In LEDs

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 10 Apr 2012 20:30:00 +0000

Nanotechnology: By swapping electrode materials, researchers boost device efficiency and brightness

Gypsum Genesis

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:30 +0000

Calcium sulfate mineral crystallizes through a series of nanoscale species

Shielding Soldiers With Fabric

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:08 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Defense agency funds research to combine nanoparticles and textiles for protective clothing of the future

Precise Nanoparticle Arrays Could Herald Exotic Electronics

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 06 Apr 2012 16:52:00 +0000

Device Fabrication: Growing uniform bismuth-based topological insulators at well-defined spots might be a step towards spin-based electronics

A Step Up for Separating Hydrocarbons

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 04 Apr 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Process Chemistry: Porous metal organics framework compound selectively binds ethylene and other lightweight feedstocks

Proteins In Small Packages

nobody@acs.org("Erika Gebel") — 03 Apr 2012 15:11:00 +0000

Nanotechnology: Lipid vesicles synthesize proteins on command for targeted drug delivery

Graphene Envelops Nanoparticles

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 02 Apr 2012 16:03:00 +0000

Nanoparticle Delivery: Simple method yields tiny graphene packets that could hold drugs or imaging agents

Polymer Sheets Shape Up

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:58 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Lithographic patterning technique dictates 3-D forms that polymer gel films can adopt when hydrated

Removing Radioactivity

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:56 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Nanoparticles strip radioactive strontium and other heavy metals from beverages

Nanoparticles’ Nuclear Handshake Imaged

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:55 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Method provides way to directly observe morphology changes in cancer cell nuclei

Polymer, Heal Thyself

nobody@acs.org("Elizabeth K. Wilson") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:54 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Thermoplastic elastomer spontaneously self-repairs

SFC Fluidics

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:50 +0000

Princeton Instruments

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:49 +0000

iDisso

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:48 +0000

Xylem Analytics

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:47 +0000

Waters

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:46 +0000

Thermo Fisher Scientific

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:46 +0000

CEM

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:45 +0000

Oxford Instruments

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:44 +0000

Beckman Coulter

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:43 +0000

TTP Labtech

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:43 +0000

Bruker - MicroCalix

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:42 +0000

PicoSpin

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:41 +0000

Bruker - CryoProbe Prodigy

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:40 +0000

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:39 +0000

New and Notable at Pittcon

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:38 +0000

Pittcon Instrument Roundup

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:37 +0000

Heck Reaction Goes Silyl

nobody@acs.org("Carmen Drahl") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:31 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Ligand enables silicon variant of familiar palladium-catalyzed chemistry

Analytical Instrumentation

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:07 +0000

C&EN panelists identify top new products at Pittcon 2012, including Editors’ Award winners

Electronic Waste Transformation

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:06 +0000

African nations seek shift to clean recycling that creates jobs, supplies rare earths

Chilly Outlook For Instruments

nobody@acs.org("Marc S. Reisch") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Industry executives at Pittcon 2012 strike a cautious note for the year ahead

Ionic Liquids Improve Separations

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Scientists discuss recent addition to types of stationary phases available for gas chromatography

Triple-Protected Nanoparticles

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Uniform coating prevents common catalyst deactivation mechanisms

Removing Radioactivity

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 28 Mar 2012 17:14:00 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Nanoparticles strip radioactive strontium and other heavy metals from beverages

Coated Glass Fibers Make Power From Heat

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 28 Mar 2012 15:59:00 +0000

Energy Conversion: Flexible fibers coated with thermoelectric lead telluride nanocrystals could convert waste heat into electricity

Triple Protection For Nanoparticles

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 27 Mar 2012 22:00:00 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Uniform coating prevents common catalyst deactivation mechanisms

Wearable Sampler To Check Exposure To Nanoparticles

nobody@acs.org("Katharine Sanderson") — 27 Mar 2012 15:53:00 +0000

Environmental Monitoring: A portable device combines technologies to collect particles of several sizes

Polymer Sheets Shape Up

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 27 Mar 2012 15:17:00 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Lithographic patterning technique dictates 3-D forms that polymer gel films can adopt when hydrated

Heck Reaction Goes Silyl

nobody@acs.org("Carmen Drahl") — 26 Mar 2012 17:14:18 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Ligand enables silicon variant of familiar palladium-catalyzed chemistry

HOMESTRETCH

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:43 +0000

MicroCHIPS Announces Results Of Human Trial

Hailing A New CABB

nobody@acs.org("Ann M. Thayer") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:39 +0000

Merger of multiple businesses has created a diversified supplier of intermediates

Nickel Complex Sorts Out Xylenes

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:23 +0000

Crystalline material displays unusual selectivity in separating three dimethylbenzene isomers

Superglue For Cells

nobody@acs.org("Lila Guterman") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:22 +0000

Hyperbranched polymer decorated with choline phosphate groups can attach cells to each other

Watching Battery Anodes In Action

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Electrochemistry: Microscopy reveals unusual phase transformation in high-capacity material

A Stable Germanone At Last

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Main-Group Chemistry: Japanese researchers isolate the first heavy ketone homolog

Big-Picture Thinker

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Priestley Medalist Robert Langer’s entrepreneurial streak traces back to his dream of improving people’s lives

ODD ONE OUT

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Living Proof Targets Personal Care Market Rather Than Medicine

Bob Langer’s Quarter-Century Of Companies

nobody@acs.org("Celia Henry Arnaud") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Learning From Spider Silk

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Science draws on the wispy material’s properties to make new types of functional materials

Living Lab

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Public-private effort creates a structural biology center

Magnetic Nanoparticles Spot Biomarker Needle In A Haystack

nobody@acs.org("Katharine Sanderson") — 23 Mar 2012 16:12:00 +0000

Biochemical Analytics: Biomarker molecules link up particles into detectable clusters

Magnetic Stir Plate Speeds DNA Measurements

nobody@acs.org("Melissae Fellet") — 22 Mar 2012 19:16:00 +0000

Analytical Biochemistry: In minutes, scientists can measure the amount of DNA in a sample by watching it cluster onto magnetic beads

Star-Fruit-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 19 Mar 2012 05:00:32 +0000

Shape combines two useful nanoparticle structures, rods and stars, into one

Touch Of Gold Makes Catalyst Shine

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 19 Mar 2012 05:00:31 +0000

Adding gold to bimetallic nanoparticles improves the fuel-cell catalyst’s function and durability

Nanoparticles Promote Gene Transfer

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 19 Mar 2012 05:00:29 +0000

Alumina nanoparticles enhance movement of antibiotic-resistant DNA from one bacterial cell to another

Ionic Membranes Go Metallic

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 19 Mar 2012 05:00:13 +0000

Polymer Science: Cross-linked metal ionomers expand options for fuel-cell applications

Popular Palladium Source Has Nano Contamination

nobody@acs.org("Carmen Drahl") — 19 Mar 2012 05:00:12 +0000

High Impurity Levels Could Throw Off Catalyst Efficiency Estimates

Researchers Tightly Control Gold Nanoparticle Size

nobody@acs.org("Aaron A. Rowe") — 16 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Drug Delivery: Spheres could carry cancer drugs and reduce chemotherapy’s side effects

Scientists Synthesize Star-Fruit-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles

nobody@acs.org("Prachi Patel") — 15 Mar 2012 16:59:00 +0000

Nanomaterials: Particles’ shape could improve sensitivity of spectroscopic method

Ionic Membranes Go Metallic

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 14 Mar 2012 18:43:00 +0000

Polymer Science: Cross-linked metal ionomers expand options for fuel-cell applications

Nanoparticles Release Drugs On Demand

nobody@acs.org("Jeffrey M. Perkel") — 13 Mar 2012 20:42:51 +0000

Drug delivery: Zapped with ultraviolet light, polymer particles shrink

Nano Nuisance for Palladium Source

nobody@acs.org("Carmen Drahl") — 13 Mar 2012 19:15:00 +0000

Organometallic Chemistry: Catalyst precursor’s breakdown complicates efficiency estimates

Hydrogenation At Isolated Atoms

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:52 +0000

Catalysis: Tiny quantities of palladium boost copper’s surface activity

Spray-On Particles Waterproof Paper

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:50 +0000

Nanoparticle spray creates superhydrophobic paper without any specialized equipment

Energy Squeezed Out Of Polymers

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:49 +0000

Mechanochemical action induces polymers to generate radicals that in turn produce hydrogen peroxide to drive subsequent reactions

Graphyne May Outdo Graphene

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:45 +0000

Theoretical study suggests 2-D carbon materials featuring double and triple bonds may have extreme charge-transport properties

Nanotech Strikes Oil

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:14 +0000

Consortium seeks to harness nanotechnology to squeeze more petroleum and gas out of existing reservoirs

Metal Ions Guide Protein Assembly

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Supramolecular Biochemistry: Zinc binding directs proteins to form complex structures

Carbon Goes Deep

nobody@acs.org("Carmen Drahl, Lauren K. Wolf") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Carnegie Institution researchers study this essential element to unlock Earth’s secrets

Hydrogenation At Isolated Atoms

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 08 Mar 2012 23:58:00 +0000

Catalysis: Tiny quantities of palladium boost copper’s surface activity

Additive Boosts Organic Solar Cell Efficiency

nobody@acs.org("Aaron A. Rowe") — 08 Mar 2012 17:48:00 +0000

Solar Energy: Polymer enhancer may improve flow of electrons within organic photovoltaic devices

Carbon Nanotubes Spur Plant Cell Growth

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 06 Mar 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Nanomaterials: Multiwalled nanotubes could improve production in bioreactors based on plant cells, researchers say

Metal Mesh Enables Dust Scrutiny

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 05 Mar 2012 06:00:44 +0000

Nickel screen traps dust particles, holding them in place for interrogation

Graphene Targets Tumors

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 05 Mar 2012 06:00:43 +0000

Carbon material could image tumors or deliver anticancer drugs, possibly with low toxicity

Increasing Capacity In Energy Storage

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 05 Mar 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Unconventional materials boost performance of common charge-storage devices

Chemical & Engineering News: Materials SCENE

Kavli Prize Laureates Announced

A Solid Solar-Cell Solution

Weighing Viruses, Nanoparticles

Pores Expand To Fit Proteins

New Photoresist Does Old Acid Chemistry

Cluster Size Controls O2 Binding

Sodium-Ion Cell Goes Solid State

Single Molecule Channels Water

Nanocrystal Growth Observed

A Step Forward For Quantum Dots

New Way To Modify DNA

Sweating The Small Stuff

Single Molecule Channels Water

Antibody-Coated Particles Slow Tumor Growth

Easy Mass Measurement Of Viruses And Nanoparticles

Record-Breaking Graphene Circuits

Frustrated Lewis Pair Starts A New Radical Family

Plutonium Analysis Advances

Magically Pure CdSe Nanoclusters

Magnetic Floating Foam Cleans Up Oil

Another Variation On P–N Chemistry

Ruthenium Switches On To Kill Cancer Cells

Nano Effort Adds Sustainable Design

Ever-Cleaner Auto Exhaust

A Drug Carrier That Dissolves In Cells

Frustrated Lewis Pair Starts A New Radical Family

For Nanoparticles, Size Does Matter

Fluoropolymer Drops Graphene’s Resistance

Graphene-Amyloid Combo

Modeling Nanotube Reactions

Zeolites Don’t Mind Hot Water

A Flexible Nerve-Gas Sensor

Turning On Ruthenium To Kill Cancer Cells

A Timely Release Of Gene-Silencing Molecules

Graphene-Based Actuators Flex With Current

Renewable Route To p-Xylene

Copper Adds Splitting Water To Résumé

Online Submissions Due For Rubber Division Meeting

Winter Fluorine Conference Accepting Abstracts

Meetings

A Rainbow of Lasers

Fluoropolymer Drops Graphene’s Resistance

Carbon Nanotubes Light Up Silicon

Spring-Loaded Nanoparticles Sense Proteases

More Atomically Thin Materials

Toward a Predictive Model For Nanoparticle Toxicity

Coating For Cotton Repels Oil And Water

Methane To Methanol Directly

Made-To-Measure Protein Crystals

Nanomaterials In Food, Cosmetics

Graphene Helps A Robot Creep Like An Inchworm

Texture of Surroundings Influences Human Embryonic Stem Cell Behavior

A Model To Predict Nanoparticle Toxicity

Red Blood Cells Release Cargo On Demand

Dendrimer-Based Therapy Shows Promise For Cerebral Palsy

Tiny Submarines Gather Oil

Navy To Construct First Titanium Hull

Electrodes By Solution Processing

Versatile Chemistry With Carbenes

The Subtle Interplay of Nanoparticles and Bacteria

Spring-Loaded Nanoparticles Sense Proteases

Red Blood Cells Release Cargo On Demand

Fluorinated Graphene

Grab-And-Go Palladium Catalyst

Nanoparticle Arrays For Faster Electronics

Separating Hydrocarbons

Chemical Reactors On Demand

Picture-Perfect Particles Enhance MRI Signal

Block Copolymer Helps Lithography Get Smaller

Quantum Dots Shine In LEDs

Gypsum Genesis

Shielding Soldiers With Fabric

Precise Nanoparticle Arrays Could Herald Exotic Electronics

A Step Up for Separating Hydrocarbons

Proteins In Small Packages

Graphene Envelops Nanoparticles

Polymer Sheets Shape Up

Removing Radioactivity

Nanoparticles’ Nuclear Handshake Imaged

Cluster Size Controls O₂Binding