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Metamaterials’2018

27 Mar 2018

The 12^th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials’2018, will comprise a 4-day Conference (27–30 August), and a 2-day Doctoral School (31 August–1 September).

Organized by the METAMORPHOSE VI AISBL (http://www.metamorphose-vi.org/) and hosted by Aalto University (Espoo, Finland), this Congress follows the success of Metamaterials 2007-2017 and continues the traditions of the highly successful series of International Conferences on Complex Media and Metamaterials (Bianisotropics) and Rome International Workshops on Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and Telecommunications.

The Congress will provide a unique topical forum to share the latest results of the metamaterials research in Europe and worldwide and bring together the engineering, physics, applied mathematics and material science communities working on artificial materials and their applications from microwaves to optical frequencies, as well as in acoustics, mechanics, hydrodynamics and thermodynamics.

Plenary Speakers include:

Nader Engheta, University of Pennsylvania – Metamaterials for Informatics.
Martin van Hecke, Leiden University/AMOLF – Complex Mechanical Metamaterials.
Stefano Maci, University of Siena – Metasurface Design.
Arno Rauschenbeutel, Technische Universität Wien – Chiral Quantum Nanophotonics.

Materials Horizons and Journal of Materials Chemistry C are delighted to support Metamaterials’2018 with student prizes.

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Congratulations to prize winners from NGSE 2017

14 Dec 2017

We are delighted to congratulate the poster prize winners from 4th International Congress on Next Generation Solar Energy, which took place 4 – 7 December 2017 in Cali, Columbia.

The meeting was a great success and discussed recent developments in advanced photovoltaics including special sessions on perovskites, organics and hybrids. The applied aspects of photovoltaics and renewable energies were specifically addressed by an industry day, and the direct social impact of using solar cells in order to enhance the life of Wayúu community in Guajira Colombia was discussed.

Congratulations to…

Juan David Villada, Universidad del Valle (Colombia)

Juanita Hidalgo, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Juana Marlene Pinanjota, Escuela Politécnica Nacional (Ecuador)

Poster prizes were sponsored by Materials Horizons, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Journal of Materials Chemistry C. All posters were judged by Professor Nazario Martin (Editor-in-Chief JMC A), Professor Wolfgang Tress (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), and Dr Juan Pablo Correa (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) before being awarded by Dr Walter Torres (Universidad del Valle).

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7th Asian Conference on Organic Electronics

18 Nov 2015

Congratulations to the poster prize winners at the 7th Asian Conference on Organic Electronics, held by Peking University, China from the 28th-31st October 2015.

A-COE has been held every year since 2009, with the previous meetings in Japan, Korea and Taiwan (China). A-COE aims to help promote interaction between organic electronic researchers and also provide a platform for scientists in related fields in Asia to exchange scientific information, establish relationship and inspire collaboration. A-COE 2015 focused on but was not limited to topics including organic electroluminescence, organic photovoltaics, organic field-effect transistors, organic nanostructures, printed electronics, bio-electronics, etc. and their applications. It was the first time it has been held in Mainland China

The Journal of Materials Chemistry C poster prizes were awarded by Professor Lixin Xiao to Mengying Bian (Peking University, China), Hengyang Xiang (Soochow University, China) and Chuajiang Qin (Kyushu University, Japan) during the closing ceremony. Congratulations to all our award winners!

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FOMMS Prize Winners

28 Jul 2015

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

17 Jul 2015

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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Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C impact factors

19 Jun 2015

We are delighted to announce that Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C have received their first impact factors in the 2014 Journal Citation Reports®.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A – 7.443
Journal of Materials Chemistry B – 4.726
Journal of Materials Chemistry C – 4.696

We would like to thank our authors, referees, and Editorial and Advisory Board members for all of their contributions to the success of the Journal of Materials Chemistry family.

Submit your next high impact paper to Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B or C and enjoy all of the benefits of being a Royal Society of Chemistry author!

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A highly novel class of luminescent material

19 May 2015

Despite the wordy and jargon laden title this paper by Wang et al presents interesting work on a highly novel class of luminescent material.

It is generally understood that when chromophores aggregate their emission is quenched, an event know as aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ). The main problem with this ACQ occurring is that it limits the use of these luminescent molecules in applications such as bio-imaging and sensors where brightness is key.

In response to this many research groups have focused on developing materials that are the exact opposite of ACG’s and where aggregation of the chromophores will actually promote luminescence. This phenomenon is referred to as aggregation-induced emission (AIE).

This paper presents work about a novel type of AIE material that overcomes the shortfalls of ACG and some other previous AIE luminogens. A red-emissive barbituic acid-functionalized TPE derivative (TPE-HPh-Bar) was designed and synthesized, the resulting material exhibits both AIE and also twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT). By altering the method of synthesis the TPE-HPh-Bar is capable of self-assembling into nanospheres, -rods and -tubes. All of these exciting characteristics indicate that this novel material could be used in a wide range of applications from biological imaging to optoelectronic nano-devices in the future.

Twisted intramolecular charge transfer, aggregation-induced emission, supramolecular self-assembly and the optical waveguide of barbituic acid-functionalized tetraphenylethene
Erjing Wang, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Rongrong Hu, Chuang Zhang, Yong Sheng Zhao and Ben Zhong Tang
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 1801-1807. C3TC32161D

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“Fingerprinting” chemical contaminants using light?? Awesome!!

01 Apr 2015

“What? Why? How?” All kinds of “wh” questions I bombarded at my buddy Marc when he apprised me that he is not going to make it to the long awaited trip. “Somebody tried to poison me” followed by guffaw was the jocular repartee from Marc. After a demented pause from my side, Marc cleared the air of confusion and sickeningly reported that he is suffering from food poisoning. The next morning I drove down to his place to see how he is doing. In one of the friendly banters which we always indulge into, he said” Non sense, this food poisoning man, I wish I could have some device like a phone which can detect the contaminants in food right away, so that I can make store owner eat that food once I find it’s contaminated” followed by burst of laughter. “Typical Marc” I muttered with smirk. But on my way back home that ‘device’ thought of Marc’s stuck in my head and being a chemist I started screening all the techniques used for the detecting chemicals and asked myself which technique can be exploited to make such a handy device to detect chemical contaminants. The answer came without a waste of second, its Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering(SERS)!

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Working out outside?.. check the humidity level first..!!!

18 Feb 2015

The audience at Arthur Ashe Arena at Flushing Meadows were on their feet with a huge round of applause after the scintillating first set of tennis between Shui Peng and Caroline Wosniacki at the US Open 2014, one of the biggest and most renowned stages for tennis championships. It was 82F(29 oC) out there with grueling conditions for playing. One of the finest tennis contests was being produced until suddenly Shui was struck by cramp in her left leg which is a symptom of many heat related illnesses. After 10 minutes of high drama in the presence of nearly 20000 tennis frenzied crowds, Shaui Peng had to retire after several futile attempts to pursue her quest for the US open title. Multiple events of this sort have prevailed in the history of the sports, also cases where athletes have withdrawn from competitions because of grueling weather forecasts are omnipresent . Being a sport enthusiast, I was forced to wonder, is it just temperature that is a culprit for heat illness or there is something else as a “partner in crime”?!

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Take 1…minute for chemistry in health

27 Nov 2014

Can you explain the importance of chemistry to human health in just 1 minute? If you’re an early-career researcher who is up to the challenge, making a 1 minute video could win you £500.

The chemical sciences will be fundamental in helping us meet the healthcare challenges of the future, and we are committed to ensuring that they contribute to their full potential. As part of our work in this area, we are inviting undergraduate and PhD students, post-docs and those starting out their career in industry to produce an original video that demonstrates the importance of chemistry in health.

We are looking for imaginative ways of showcasing how chemistry helps us address healthcare challenges. Your video should be no longer than 1 minute, and you can use any approach you like.

The winner will receive a £500 cash prize, with a £250 prize for second place and £150 prize for third place up for grabs too.

Stuck for inspiration? Last year’s winning video is a good place to start. John Gleeson’s video was selected based on the effective use of language, dynamic style, creativity and its accurate content.

The closing date for entries to be submitted is 30 January 2015. Our judging panel will select the top five videos. We will then publish the shortlisted videos online and open the judging to the public to determine the winner and the runners up.

For more details on how to enter the competition and who is eligible, join us at the Take 1… page.

Good luck!

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