Highlights
Apr 23, 2015
Biologically Synthesized Proteins that Spontaneously Self-Assemble into Nano-scale structures
Researchers from Duke University have
developed biologically
synthesized
proteins that can form nano-scale
structures of various sizes, shapes, and behaviors.
These proteins, called elastin-like
polypeptide block copolymers, spontaneously self-assemble into
different structures based on their interactions with other proteins and water. By
changing their sequence, the researchers can control the shape and behavior of
the structures that they form.
Apr 23, 2015
Student Fellows Wow at Family Science Fair
RT-MRSEC
Graduate Student Fellows and staff joined area scientists to participate in
Sherwood Githens
Middle School’s Family Science Fair Night on January 29, 2015.
Apr 20, 2015
A New Liquid-Based Technology for Scalable Fabrication of Polymer Nanofibers
NSF
support has enabled the team to introduce a novel method
for formation of a broad range of polymer nanofibers and nanomaterials. The patented technique, illustrated in the Figure (left), is based on shearing of polymer solution
inside viscous medium.
It is extremely simple, efficient and readily scalable and can be
applied to the fabrication of nanofibers from most types of commercial and special use
polymers. The team has scaled up
the process to a continuous production of polymer nanofibers at
rates of kgs/hour
Apr 17, 2015
Lens of the Market Research2Innovation Workshop
In
October 2014, RT-MRSEC co-sponsored a “Research2Innovation”
one-day workshop at Duke University, as part of Lens
of the Market,
a three-stage training program to provide scientists and
engineers with the full range of knowledge required for
successful translation of their research into commercial ventures.
Apr 15, 2015
Wisconsin Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
AtomTouch
A. L. Gillian-Daniel, B. Taylor, D. Morgan, I. Szlufarska, and D. Gagnon, University of Wisconsin-Madison
A Molecular Simulation App to Change the Way Students Learn About Atoms
Apr 15, 2015
Wisconsin Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Complex Fluids Make Non-Spherical Particle Synthesis Easy!
F. Mondiot*, X. Wang, J. J. de Pablo*, and N. L. Abbott, University of Wisconsin-Madison, *University of Chicago
Non-Spherical, patchy particles can be synthesized using liquid crystalline templates
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