3D printing is a potentially powerful manufacturing tool. However, numerous printing technologies have had to be developed as several 3D printers with single-purpose inks are often needed for different uses, which results in increasing fabrication costs.
Among different surface-polymerization strategies, surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) is one of the most versatile and widely used routes to prepare well-defined polymer brushes. However, there are still many shortcomings concerning this method, namely the use of inert atmosphere to protect the reactions, waste of l...
Ceramic lubricating materials are low in thickness, thermally stable and have ideal structure. They can improve the anti-erosion, anti-frication, high-temperature resistant and anti-oxidative properties of lubricating materials. However, the application of ceramic materials in high temperature lubrication has been limited due to their brittlenes...
Professor ZHOU Feng from Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was granted the Outstanding Youth Award by the International Society of Bionic Engineering in recognition of his valuable contributions in the field of bionic engineering during the 4th International Conference on Bionic Engineering hel...
Dr. ZHANG Qiang from Tsinghua University visited Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on August 21. During his visit he delivered a lecture entitled Controlled catalytic preparation of layered sp2 nano carbon and its application in storage of energy.
