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IN FOCUS
2014 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
April 21-25, 2014
San Francisco, California
Pre-registration is now open!
Register by 5:00 pm (ET), April 4 and SAVE!
Linda S. Schadler Appointed JMR Associate Editor, Polymers and Organic Materials
Journal of Materials Research Editor-in-Chief Gary Messing is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Linda S. Schadler as Associate Editor for Polymers and Organic Materials. “Professor Schadler brings a wealth of knowledge to this expanding and increasingly vital research area for JMR,” remarks Dr. Messing. Professor Schadler is the Russell Sage Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. More
Materials Research Society Awards
Do you have a colleague who is doing outstanding research? Or someone whose lifelong body of work deserves recognition?
Then nominate that person today for one of these prestigious awards from the Materials Research Society:
The Nomination Deadline is April 1, 2014.
2015 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS
Submission Deadline May 15, 2014
The 2015 Fall Meeting Chairs are seeking symposium proposals by May 15, 2014. All proposals must be submitted via the online submittal site at http://callforpapers.mrs.org, using your MRS username and password. If you do not have a username and password, the site will enable you to create them.
Please take this opportunity to help shape the 2015 MRS Fall Meeting to include the symposia you want to see!
XXIV International Materials Research Congress
Cancun, Mexico, August 2015
CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS
Submission Deadline May 1,2014
The Materials Research Society (MRS) and the Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales (SMM) are excited to be working together once again to grow the International Materials Research Congress (IMRC), held annually in Cancun, Mexico. The 24th IMRC will be held August 16-20, 2015.
The Meeting Chairs are seeking your ideas for potential symposium topics. Please help them by visiting the XXIV International Materials Research Congress web page and submitting your proposal by May 1.
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Materials in Focus
Rigid Electronics Made Flexible Through Origami
Arizona State University
by Tim Palucka
Image caption: Folded origami solar panel. Image credit: Mengbing Liang. Click image to enlarge.
The ancient paper-folding art of origami is making it possible to produce flexible, stretchable electronics from rigid structural components. The components—such as silicon-based electronics—occupy the flat planes of the origami structures, while flexible, serpentine wire interconnects allow these planes to fold along the "creases." One such solar panel can fold to one sixth of its full area, making it an excellent candidate for the power source on small "pico-satellites" that space agencies are developing. More
Read the abstract in Applied Physics Letters.
A Step Closer to Graphene Desalination Filters
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
by Joseph Bennington-Castro
Image caption: To make a small graphene filter, researchers created trillions of subnanometer holes in a single-layer of graphene by first bombarding it with gallium ions and then etching it to expand the defects. Image credit: O’Hern et al./Nano Letters. Click image to enlarge.
In recent years, graphene has become an attractive material for filters because of its high tensile strength and low thickness. But a major challenge in making graphene filter membranes has been figuring out how to create a high density of tiny holes in single-layer graphene, which would allow water molecules—and not much else—to quickly flow through the material. Now, a team led by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has devised a simple technique to produce numerous subnanoscale pores in graphene. The new development could eventually lead to robust filters for desalination and gas separation. More
Read the abstract in Nano Letters.
Bio Focus
Resorbable Silk-Based Screws Could Improve Bone Fracture Treatment
Harvard Medical School and Tufts University
by Rachel Nuwer
Image caption: Standard 1-72 (English designation) silk screws. The silk screws were machined using standard machining practices. Credit: Gabriel Perrone. Click image to enlarge.
Silk is typically associated with fine clothing, upholstery and artwork, but it has interesting modern medical applications, too. Past studies investigated silk's use as a potential drug delivery system, for example. Now, researchers are branching into silk's application for treating bone fractures. More
Read the abstract in the Nature Communications.
Industry Focus
Beneq nSILVER® Thin Film Coating Selected for Mint of Finland’s Exclusive Tove Jansson Coin
The Mint of Finland has chosen Beneq’s patented nSILVER invisible protective coating to prevent tarnishing of its special numbered series of EUR 20 coins to honor Tove Jansson, the Finnish creator of the Moomin books for children. The unique and extremely thin nSILVER protective coating is based on Beneq’s atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology. It prevents silver from tarnishing by protecting it from airborne sulfur and other chemicals or liquids, which react with the surface. More
Image in Focus
A Family Portrait of Magnetic Droplets
The image is a composite photograph of ferrofluid droplets on a superhydrophobic surface at varying magnetic field strengths. The "eyes" are reflections from two lamps.
Credit: Robin Ras, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
(A Second Place Winner in the Science as Art competition at the 2013 MRS Fall Meeting)
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HAPPENINGS AT MRS
MRS News
Interested in science writing?
Learn the techniques required to take any story—a news story, journalistic article, blog entry or profile of a scientist—to the next level.
A free, one-day writing workshop will be held on Monday, April 21, in parallel with the 2014 MRS Spring Meeting in San Francisco. You do not need to be registered for the Spring Meeting to attend the Science Writing Workshop. The workshop is limited to 15 participants.
Applications are accepted until March 20, 2014.
Call for Papers—Two Journal of Materials Research Focus Issues
Soft Nanomaterials—January 2015 issue
Submission deadline: May 15, 2014
Guest editors: Nicola M. Pugno, University of Trento, Italy; Xuanhe Zhao, Duke University; Markus J. Buehler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In-situ and Operando Characterization of Materials—February 2015 issue
Submission deadline: June 15, 2014
Guest editors: Scott T. Misture, Alfred University; Eric A. Stach, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Bryan D. Huey, University of Connecticut; Vanessa K. Peterson, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
Visit the JMR Focus Issues web page for more details.
Of Interest to the Materials Science Community
Call for Research Proposals
The Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy (NCEM), DOE user facilities at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, are currently accepting research proposals for the next biannual deadline of March 31, 2014.
In preparation for their merger, the Foundry and NCEM have combined their user proposal submission and review processes for this call. Proposals for both user facilities can be submitted through the Molecular Foundry’s online proposal submission portal.
For further information, please visit the Molecular Foundry home page.
Technology Innovation Forum VII
at the 2014 MRS Spring Meeting
The seventh Technology Innovation Forum, Challenges and Opportunities in Commercializing Materials Research, focuses on various aspects of how to transition a promising materials technology to market. The Forum is intended for researchers and entrepreneurs seeking to: begin a start-up company, create a more entrepreneurial culture within an organization ("intra-preneurial thinking"), or license their technology to an existing company. More
Tutorial FFF at the 2014 MRS Spring Meeting
Safety First—Enhancing Safety in Academic Research Laboratories
Monday, April 21, 12:30 pm -5:00 pm
Moscone West, Level 2, Room 2012
As scientists, we know it is important to maintain a safe laboratory environment and to follow proper safety protocols. This tutorial is a valuable workshop for students and faculty involved in laboratory research at academic institutions of any size. More
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NISE Network Online Conversation: The Science Behind NanoDays 2014 - Part 2
March 18, 2014
Online Brown-Bag Conversation
Learn about the applications and scientific background behind the following NanoDays 2014 kit activities:
Coming Soon! NanoDays 2014
March 29th – April 6th will be the 7th annual celebration of NanoDays!
A nationwide festival of hands-on educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering. It is organized by the NISE Network and takes place at over 200 science museums, research centers, and universities across the country. See if there are NanoDays activities planned at a location near you. Plan a visit or find out if you can be a part of the program. More
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MEETINGS UPDATE
Critical Meeting Deadlines
2014 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
April 21-25, 2014
San Francisco, CA
exhibit opportunities available |
PREREGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Register by 5:00 pm (ET), April 4 and SAVE! |
5th International Symposium on Growth of III-Nitrides (ISGN-5)
May 18-22, 2014
Atlanta, GA
exhibit opportunities available |
PREREGISTRATION OPENS SOON! |
New Diamond and Nano Carbons Conference
(NDNC 2014)
May 25-29, 2014
Chicago, IL
exhibit opportunities available |
PREREGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Register by 5:00 pm (ET), May 9 and SAVE! |
American Conference on Neutron Scattering
(ACNS 2014)
June 1-5, 2014
Knoxville, TN
exhibit opportunities available |
PREREGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Register by 5:00 pm (ET), May 16 and SAVE! |
56th Electronic Materials Conference (EMC 2014)
June 25-27, 2014
Santa Barbara, CA
exhibit opportunities available |
PREREGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Register by 5:00 pm (ET), June 11 and SAVE! |
XXIII International Materials Research Congress
August 17-21, 2014
Cancun, Mexico |
CALL FOR PAPERS
Submission Deadline—April 25 |
8th International Workshop on Zinc Oxide and Related Materials (IWZnO 2014)
September 7-11, 2014
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
CALL FOR PAPERS
Submission site opens April 15, 2014 |
2014 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
November 30 - December 5, 2014
Boston, MA
exhibit opportunities available |
CALL FOR PAPERS
Submission site opens May 2014 |
XXIV International Materials Research Congress
August 16-20, 2015
Cancun, Mexico |
CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS Submission Deadline — May 1 |
2015 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit November 29 - December 4, 2015
Boston, MA |
CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS
Submission Deadline — May 15 |
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JUST PUBLISHED
MRS Communications
Research Letters:
Study of relaxation dynamics of photogenerated excitons in CuInS2 quantum dots
Inderpreet Singh, S. Madan, A. Kaur, J. Kumar, P.K. Bhatnagar and P.C. Mathur
Oxygen vacancy enhanced room-temperature ferromagnetism in Sr3SnO/c-YSZ/Si (001) heterostructures
Y.F. Lee, F. Wu, J. Narayan and J. Schwartz
Lithium oxide solution in chloride melts as a medium to prepare LiCoO2 nanoparticles
Vladimir Khokhlov, Dmitriy Modenov, Vasiliy Dokutovich, Viktor Kochedykov, Irina Zakir’yanova, Emma Vovkotrub and Igor’ Beketov
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MRS Bulletin
Organic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Imaging
March 2014
Guest editors: Samir Mitragotri, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Patrick Stayton, University of Washington
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Nanotechnology has had a huge impact on the development of therapeutics over the last couple of decades. To date, a large number of organic nanoparticles have been developed to encapsulate and deliver therapeutic and imaging agents. These nanoparticles have allowed encapsulation and targeted release of drugs. A few nanoparticle-based drugs are already being used in patients, and several others are making excellent progress toward clinical translation. The strong pipeline of therapeutic nanoparticles is fueled by advances in novel materials and design features, new applications, and a better understanding of fundamental hurdles that limit the utility of nanoparticles. The articles in this issue of MRS Bulletin are focused on some of the significant recent advances in the use of organic nanoparticles for drug delivery and imaging.
Introduction
Organic nanoparticles for drug delivery and imaging
Samir Mitragotri and Patrick Stayton
Theme Articles
Understanding nano-bio interactions to improve nanocarriers for drug delivery
Ryan M. Pearson, Hao-jui Hsu, Jason Bugno and Seungpyo Hong
Theranostic applications of organic nanoparticles for cancer treatment
Ji Young Yhee, Sohee Son, Namho Kim, Kuiwon Choi and Ick Chan Kwon
Recent progress with multicompartmental nanoparticles
Sahar Rahmani and Joerg Lahann
Clinical translational challenges in nanomedicine
Shiladitya Sengupta
Technical Feature
A topological twist on materials science
Sanju Gupta and Avadh Saxena
Editorial
Maintaining hope for sustainable energy
Sossina M. Haile
Regional Initiative
Israel makes an ambitious move on alternative fuels
Prachi Patel and Anat Bonshtien
Interview
Superconductivity to cosmology: K. Alexander Müller explores mysteries in energy
Anke Weidenkaff
Journal of Materials Research
March 2014, Volume 29, Issue 5
A selection of papers:
Synthesis of nanoparticles, nanorods, and mesoporous SnO2 as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Zheng Jiao, Dandan Chen, Yong Jiang, Haijiao Zhang, Xuetao Ling, Hua Zhuang, Ling Su, Hui Cao, Ming Hou and Bing Zhao
Highly fluorescent CdTe nanocrystals: Synthesis, characterization, property, mechanism, and application as a sensor for biomolecule analysis
Jun Yao, Mei Yang and Yixiang Duan
On acquiring true stress–strain curves for sheet specimens using tensile test and FE analysis based on a local necking criterion
Hong Chul Hyun, Minsoo Kim, Sungsik Bang and Hyungyil Lee
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