This 'Thought Leader article by Dr. Johannes Carolus (John) Jansen, discusses membrane technology as a potential solution to problems related to energy efficiency and the environmentally friendly use of our limited resources.
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This 'Thought Leader' article by Dr Thomas Lippert tell us about Pulsed laser deposition (PLD), a growth technique in which the photon, characterized by pulse duration, laser wavelength and fluence, interacts with a bulk material.
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This "Thought Leader" contribution by Prof. Yoon-Bo Shim of South Korea's Pusan National University discusses how conductive polymers have seen great advancement during the last two decades.
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Phase contrast imaging (PCI) based on using synchrotron X-rays is an ideal method to visualize internal microstructure of various materials, in particular, of semiconductor materials. PCI spatial resolution has been greatly improved by the advent of modern synchrotron radiation (SR) sources with...
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Nature’s porous materials, bone, coral and cork, are synonymous with strong and lightweight structures. Driven by the prospect of producing a family of materials with unique combinations of properties, materials scientists and engineers have followed nature’s lead and spent the last 20 years...
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Over the last few years we have witnessed tremendous efforts in the design of advanced drug delivery systems (DDS) which are intended to make treatment with conventional drugs more cost-effective and...
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The development of catalysts that are capable of polymerizing or copolymerizing functionalized vinyl monomers (CH2=CHX) by insertion mechanisms would enable the synthesis of new polyolefins with enhanced properties.
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