Colloidal inorganic nanowires assemble into a material with high chiroptical activity

Copying Iridescent Colors of Beetles

Flame-Retardant Battery Electrolyte
Lithium-metal batteries made safer with non-flammable electrolyte and lithium nitrate additive

New Stage in Atomic-Resolution Electron Microscopy
Magnetic objective lens system realizes a magnetic field-free environment at the sample position

Stable Boron Emitters for OLEDs
Molecular stabilization gives high-performance optoelectronic devices

First Polyurethane Wind Blades
Covestro developed alternative to well-established epoxy-based composites

Bioresorbable Electrode for Brain Monitoring
Flexible device degrades completely in about 100 days and could help to avoid surgeries

A New Life for Aromatic Polymer Waste
Upcycling post-consumer plastics with electrophilic radicals

Single Cells Get Their Shells
Nanocomposite exoskeleton makes mammalian cells more resilient and incorporated inorganic building blocks provide many possibilities

When Spectroscopy and Nanotechnology Join Forces
Dong Qin, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, explains her research

Material for Passive Cooling Made from Wood
Engineered wood-based material is mechanically strong and reflects heat