Archive for July, 2015

Energy devices go wireless

Scientists in China have developed a new method for connecting energy devices without using wires. Not only are the devices easy to make, they continue to work even when bent or twisted – a vital trait for flexible electronics.

Traditionally, energy devices involve modules connected in a series by electrically conducting wires. Although this is the standard system, fabricating such devices is complicated and costly, and the risk of short circuits means these devices also pose a serious safety hazard.

Interested? The full article can be read in Chemistry World.

The original article can be read below:

Energy harvesting and storage devices fused into various patterns
H. Sun et al., J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 14977-14984
DOI: 10.1039/C5TA03235K

The modules can be fused into various patterns, depending on the specific application

The modules can be fused into various patterns, depending on the specific application

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FOMMS Prize Winners

Congratulations to the Poster Prize Winners at FOMMS 2015: Molecular Modeling and the Materials Genome which took place from 12th – 16th July 2015 in Oregon, USA.

Recipients of the poster prizes which were jointly sponsored by our Journals: PCCP, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C and Materials Horizons, were: Rebecca Lindsey (University of Minnesota), Kayla Sprenger (University of Washington) and Brian Barnes (US Army Research Laboratory).

FOMMS 2015 was the 6th triennial FOMMS conference showcasing computational quantum chemistry, molecular science, and engineering simulation.  The theme of the 2015 meeting was Molecular Modeling and the Materials Genome and was chaired by Professor Randy Snurr (Northwestern University)

Further information regarding FOMMS 2015 can be found here.

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ISNA-16 Poster prize winners

ISNA-16 poster prize winners

ISNA-16 poster prize winners

Many congratulations to the poster prize winners at the 16th International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds (ISNA-16) conference which took place from the 5th – 10th July in Madrid, Spain. Recipients of the poster prizes which were jointly sponsored by our journals: Nanoscale, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and C were: Hiroya Oshima (Nagoya University, Japan), Xiao-Ye Wang (Max Planck Institute, Germany), Evan Darzi (University of Oregon, USA), Takashi Hirose (Kyoto University, Japan) and Daniel R. Kohn (University of Oxford, UK).

Our recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C: Nazario Martín attended and acted as the symposium Chairman.

The symposium was founded in 1970 by Prof. T. Nozoe, who discovered the first non-benzenoid aromatic compound, hinokitiol, in Taipei. The program of the symposium included the Nozoe memorial lecture, plenary lectures, invited lectures, oral communications, and poster presentations.

Further information about ISNA-16 can be found here.

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2015 Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship – Nominations are now closed!

Now in its 6th year, we are looking for nominations from you for the next Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship recipient.

We are pleased to announce that the 2015 Lectureship is now open for nominations. This annual lectureship honours a younger scientist who has made a significant contribution to the field of materials chemistry.

Henry Snaith, the winner of the 2014 lectureship, was chosen as last year’s recipient by the Journal of Materials Chemistry Executive Editorial Board.

Qualification
To be eligible for the Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship, the candidate should be in the earlier stages of their scientific career, typically within 10 years of attaining their doctorate or equivalent degree, and will have made a significant contribution to the field.

Description
The recipient of the award will get to present a Journal of Materials Chemistry lecture at the 1st Materials Horizons International Conference (MH1) in Beijing, China, 8-10 April 2016. The Journal of Materials Chemistry Editorial Office will provide the sum of £1000 to the recipient for travel and accommodation costs, and will present the winner with the award at this lecture. The award recipient will also be asked to contribute a lead article to the journal and will have their work showcased on the back cover of the issue in which their article is published.

Selection
The recipient of the lectureship will be selected and endorsed by the Journal of Materials Chemistry’s prestigious Executive Editorial Board.

Nominations
Those wishing to make a nomination should send details of the nominee including a brief C.V. (no longer than 2 pages) together with a letter supporting the nomination (no longer than 2 pages), to the Journal of Materials Chemistry Editorial Office by 18th September 2015. Please note that self-nomination is permitted.

Send a nomination here today: materials-rsc@rsc.org

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Shape-responsive workshop prize winners

Elizabeth Santos (1st prize winner) and Zhegang Song (runner up)

Elizabeth Santos (1st prize winner) and Zhegang Song (runner up)

Many congratulations to the Journal of Materials Chemistry C Best Student Talk prize winners at the Shape-responsive workshop which took place in Telluride, Colorado from the 23rd – 27th June 2015.

Elizabeth Santos (Michigan State University) was awarded first place for her talk with Zhegang Song (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) named as runner up. 

The overall aim of the workshop was to bring together the scientists, both academic and industrial, from all over the world. Several topics were focussed upon during the workshop: An aggregation-induced emission phenomenon in a wide range of organic fluorophores; the fluorescent rotors; mechanofluorescence; encapsulation of fluorescent probes in small hosts; and the development of “turn-on” fluorescent ligands for proteins and DNA/RNA.

A themed issue of  Journal of Materials Chemistry C in association with this workshop will appear in early 2016.

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