Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=6e0609df06e8db5fe7fee9b9cfa6e51e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:57:38 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.materialsviews.com/startups-in-materials-science-interview-with-ben-wang/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=startups-in-materials-science-interview-with-ben-wang We chat to Ben Wang, founder of Svaya Nanotechnologies, about turning research into companies and the differences between Silicon Valley and academia. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=15158 Mon, 27 May 2013 15:00:17 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/rigoberto-advincula-wins-herman-mark-prize-in-polymer-science/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rigoberto-advincula-wins-herman-mark-prize-in-polymer-science Rigoberto Advincula wins polymer prize for his work in synthesis, polymer brushes, nanostructured surfaces and smart coatings. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=15123 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:23 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/startups-in-materials-science-interview-with-jennifer-elisseeff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=startups-in-materials-science-interview-with-jennifer-elisseeff Scientist-entrepreneur Prof. Elisseeff from Johns Hopkins University on her latest biomedical materials venture Aegeria and translating research to business. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=14608 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:00:20 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/adhesion-science-goes-to-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adhesion-science-goes-to-florida Adhesion Society meeting sticks together the fundamentals and applications of adhesive science. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=14418 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:00:14 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/polymer-electrolytes-integrated-with-ionic-liquids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=polymer-electrolytes-integrated-with-ionic-liquids Incorporating ionic liquids into polymers to improve ion transport in solid state electrolytes for electrochemical devices. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=14167 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:00:03 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/interview-with-orlando-auciello-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interview-with-orlando-auciello-part-2 In the second part of our interview, Orlando Auciello talks about the challenges inherent in transitioning from academia to business. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=13648 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:00:31 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/startups-in-materials-science-interview-with-orlando-auciello-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=startups-in-materials-science-interview-with-orlando-auciello-2 The first part of our talk with Orlando Auciellot on ultrananocrystalline diamond, his startup company ADT, and treating retina detachment using UNCD. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=13629 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:00:50 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/joseph-desimone-liberal-arts-education-shapes-science-startup-founders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joseph-desimone-liberal-arts-education-shapes-science-startup-founders Joseph DeSimone talks to us about materials science startups and how liberal arts eduction shapes an entrepreneur. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=13465 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:23 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/textile-piezoelectric-force-sensors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=textile-piezoelectric-force-sensors Piezoelectric force sensors based on polyvinylidene fluoride fibers can detect small forces and be integrated in textiles. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=13145 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:00:21 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/pedtt-based-conducting-co-polymer-films/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pedtt-based-conducting-co-polymer-films Researchers fabricate conducting films using aqueous dispersions of poly(EDTT-co-EDOT)/PSS and (poly(EDTT-co-EDOT-MeOH)/PSS). http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=13150 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:00:05 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/startups-in-materials-an-interview-with-antonio-facchetti/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=startups-in-materials-an-interview-with-antonio-facchetti An interview with Antonio Facchetti, CTO at Polyera, a startup in organic electronics, and adjunct professor at Northwestern University. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=13208 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:00:52 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/welding-with-lasers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welding-with-lasers Welding incompatible polymers with lasers in seconds could spur new industrial products. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=12720 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:25:58 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/flexible-ito-free-polymer-solar-cells/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flexible-ito-free-polymer-solar-cells Many efficient polymer solar cells include ITO. Yet this material is not well-suited for large-scale production. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=12780 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:00:07 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/startups-in-materials-an-interview-with-shenda-baker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=startups-in-materials-an-interview-with-shenda-baker An interview with Shenda Baker, former university professor turned startup founder at biomedical polymers company Synedgen. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=12737 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:20:17 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/oral-delivery-of-colon-cancer-drug/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oral-delivery-of-colon-cancer-drug Scientists use micorencapsulated polymer nanoparticles to deliver the colon cancer drug 5-fluorouracil through the digestive system. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=11627 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:00:36 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/new-behavior-observed-shape-memory-polymers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-behavior-observed-shape-memory-polymers Researchers from Arts et Métiers ParisTech describe a shape properties effect in a shape memory polyurethane. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=9171 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:46:47 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/nanofiber-morphology-control/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nanofiber-morphology-control Kunio Kimura et al. at Okayama University make needles, spheres & nanofibre networks by changing the copolymerisation conditions of rigid aromatic polymers. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=8901 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:00:10 +0000 http://www.materialsviews.com/artificial-fingertips-silicon-robot-prosthetics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=artificial-fingertips-silicon-robot-prosthetics Elastomer-based skin has been developed for biomimetic artificial fingertip sensors. http://www.materialsviews.com/?p=6175 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:00:20 +0000