Tag: technology

Miniaturization of Polymer Shape Memory Patterns

The Journal Article: Constrained shrinking of nanoimprinted pre-stressed polymer films to achieve programmable, high-resolution, miniaturized nanopatterns Shady Sayed et al., Nanotechnology 32, 505301 (2021) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ac244d Featured Image by Barbara A Lane from Pixabay Why should I care about this article? I would bet that most people reading this blog post has, at some point … Continue reading Miniaturization of Polymer Shape Memory Patterns →

Molecular Beam Epitaxy: Types of Growth Modes

Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) is a method of crystal growth for semiconductor and electronic applications. It is an ultrahigh vacuum technique (imagine the vacuum of space!). Semiconductor and metal materials in ‘cups’ are heated to high temperatures such that the materials evaporate out of the cups and condense on a substrate held above the cups. … Continue reading Molecular Beam Epitaxy: Types of Growth Modes →

Impact-Resistant Glass Modeled After Nacre Shell Lining

Image by Ulrike Mai from Pixabay The Journal Article: Impact-Resistant Nacre Like Transparent Materials Yin et al., Science 364, 1260–1263 (2019) DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw8988 Why should I care about this article? Glass is an incredible material. We use it everyday in so many aspects of our lives: car windshields, building windows, electronics screens, dishes, art, jewelry, and so much … Continue reading Impact-Resistant Glass Modeled After Nacre Shell Lining →

Enhancing Droplet Deposition on Wired and Curved Superhydrophobic Leaves

ACS Nano 2019, 13, 7, 7966-7974. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b02457 Image by Andre Rau on Pixabay Why should I care about this article? Pesticides are necessary chemicals that control pests such as bugs and molds, which attack crop and food production. They also control insects that can bite and transfer diseases to livestock, as well as eliminate poisonous … Continue reading Enhancing Droplet Deposition on Wired and Curved Superhydrophobic Leaves →

Metal “Roots” for High-Adhesive Flexible, Transparent Conducting Films

Photo by wilsan u on Unsplash Bioinspired High-Adhesion Metallic Networks as Flexible Transparent Conductors Adv. Mater. Technol. 2019, 1900056 https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201900056 Why should I care about this article1,2? Imagine going to the beach and unrolling your beach towel, which has a flexible solar panel strip along the side to charge your phone or Bluetooth speakers. Or attaching a flexible … Continue reading Metal “Roots” for High-Adhesive Flexible, Transparent Conducting Films →

Vignettes from University of Delaware’s Graduate Students’ Forum

Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash This past Friday, April 26, I was able to spend the whole day at the University of Delaware's 9th Annual Graduate Students' Forum. This annual forum is a place for graduate students from across the university to come together to share research and creative works. It gives us an opportunity to interact, … Continue reading Vignettes from University of Delaware’s Graduate Students’ Forum →