Oxford Instruments Asylum Research, Santa Barbara, Calif., has received the 2014 Microscopy Today Innovation Award for the development of blueDrive Photothermal Excitation.
Asylum Research receives award for AFM blue laser excitation capability
Surprising facts about crystals
Many people think of crystals as little more than sparkly things behind glass cases in museums. But crystals are everywhere, from the dinner table to the human body. Because 2014 is the International Year of Crystallography, Reactions is celebrating with a video highlighting five surprising facts about crystals. Have a favorite crystal? Our friends at […]
Grant awarded to make eco-plastics
A five-year, $20 million National Science Foundation grant will allow chemists from Cornell and other institutions to study new ways to make plastics more sustainable.
Saving the world, one material at a time
Comic-tanium is a traveling, non-profit educational exhibit that makes a connection between the real world of materials science and the fictional worlds of well-known comic book heroes, like Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Batman, and others.
A clear way to harvest solar power
A new type of “transparent” solar concentrator can be used on windows or mobile devices to harvest solar energy without obscuring the view.