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Volume 37 - August 2012

Contents

Page 8 of 17

News & Analysis

Research/Researchers

Other

  • Nano Focus: Step-by-step synthesis approach leads to complex hybrid nanoparticles

  • Alia P. Schoen
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    13 January 2012, pp. 6-9
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Energy Quarterly

Interview

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  • The materials that make an energy company: BP chief scientist Ellen Williams discusses sustainable energy

  • Martin Green, Prachi Patel
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    12 November 2012, pp. 1002-1003
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Transportation

Aviation

Research Article

  • Materials for sustainable turbine engine development

  • Doug Konitzer, Steve Duclos, Todd Rockstroh
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    09 April 2012, pp. 383-387
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  • Turbine engine performance, as measured by specific fuel consumption (defined as fuel consumed relative to the thrust produced by the engine), is a key criterion in engine selection. To achieve the specific fuel consumption required of modern engines, engineers combine advanced designs and materials to achieve higher operating temperatures and, therefore, higher engine efficiency. One of the difficulties of using advanced materials is that they exploit scarce, hard-to-replace elements to allow higher operating temperatures. In this article, we describe steps being taken by General Electric Co. and the turbine engine industry to continue to improve engines in a material space constrained by material availability. As a specific example, we focus on the transition metal rhenium.

News & Analysis

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  • Nano Focus: Topological insulator Bi2Se3 opens path to room-temperature spintronics

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    12 July 2012, pp. 625-626
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Infrastructure

Construction Materials

Research Article

  • Sustainable development and physical infrastructure materials

  • Robert Heard, Chris Hendrickson, Francis C. McMichael
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    09 April 2012, pp. 389-394
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  • Physical infrastructure, including buildings, roads, pipelines, bridges, power lines, communications networks, canals, and waterways, make up a substantial fraction of worldwide material usage and flows. Consequently, the overall mass of materials and the associated environmental impacts must be addressed to achieve sustainable development of infrastructure. This article surveys the magnitude of material use for infrastructure, including trends in the use per person, environmental impacts of the production and use of infrastructure materials, variations in the longevity of physical infrastructure, and changes in the recycling of infrastructure materials.

News & Analysis

Research/Researchers

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  • Nano Focus: Single nanotube endocytosis imaged in 3D using a plasmonic ruler

  • Rufina S.A. Sesuraj
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    09 May 2012, p. 464
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  • Nano Focus: Hollow spacers lead to new possibilities in superlattice design

  • Kevin P. Herlihy
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    17 February 2012, p. 104
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Science Policy

Other

  • US-Brazil Science and Technology Cooperation highlights nanotechnology

  • Kendra Redmond
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    15 August 2012, pp. 713-714
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Energy Quarterly

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  • Energy Focus

  • Tim Palucka
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    08 June 2012, p. 556
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  • Nano Focus: Colloidal quantum dot films show RGB lasing

  • Rosalía Serna
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    12 July 2012, pp. 626-627
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Energy Quarterly

Regional Initiative

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  • Grid battery storage gets big in the States

  • Prachi Patel, Brian Perusse
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    12 November 2012, pp. 1004-1005
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Energy Focus

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  • Energy Focus

  • Tim Palucka
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    12 March 2012, p. 206
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  • Bio Focus: Wireless PV retinal prosthesis shows promise for restoration of sight

  • Steven Trohalaki
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    12 September 2012, pp. 789-790
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  • Cobalt-based nanomaterial catalyzes water splitting

  • Steven Trohalaki
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    09 October 2012, pp. 882-883
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Functionalities

Research Article

  • Graphene materials and devices in terahertz science and technology

  • Taiichi Otsuji, Stephane Albon Boubanga Tombet, Akira Satou, Hirokazu Fukidome, Maki Suemitsu, Eiichi Sano, Vyacheslav Popov, Maxim Ryzhii, Victor Ryzhii
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    23 November 2012, pp. 1235-1243

  • The gapless energy spectra and linear dispersion relations of electrons and holes in graphene lead to nontrivial features such as a high carrier mobility and a flat, broadband optical response. This article reviews recent advances in graphene-based materials and devices for terahertz science and technology. After an introduction to the fundamental basis of the optoelectronic properties of graphene, the synthesis and crystallographic characterization of graphene materials are described, with a particular focus on the authors’ original heteroepitaxial graphene-on-silicon technology. The nonequilibrium dynamics of carrier relaxation and recombination in optically or electrically pumped graphene is discussed to introduce the possibility of negative dynamic conductivity over a wide terahertz range. Recent theoretical advances toward the creation of current-injection graphene terahertz lasers are described, followed by the unique terahertz dynamics of two-dimensional plasmons in graphene. Finally, the advantages of graphene materials and devices for terahertz applications are summarized.

News & Analysis

Research/Researchers

Other

  • Electrochemically formed gas bubbles serve as propulsion fuel

  • Elsa Couderc
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    13 January 2012, p. 9
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  • Nano Focus: Optical confinement modifies graphene transistor characteristics

  • Tobias Lockwood
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    12 September 2012, pp. 790-791
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  • Spider webs rely on nonlinear material behavior and architecture

  • Steven Trohalaki
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    12 March 2012, p. 182
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  • Hydrogen at room temperature is squeezed to become a metal

  • Rich Louie
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    17 February 2012, pp. 104-105
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Opinion

Material Matters

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  • Survey reveals interdisciplinarity of MSE faculty

  • Parag Banerjee, Robert M. Briber
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    08 June 2012, pp. 541-542
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