Surfaces MaterialsViews Rss Feed http://www.materialsviews.com Surfaces MaterialsViews Rss Feed The Morning Dew in the Nanograss http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1329791/The_Morning_Dew_in_the_Nanograss.html A hierarchical surface for water harvesting 2011-09-23T08:00:00Z Probing Graphene on the Atomic Scale http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1330935/Probing_Graphene_on_the_Atomic_Scale.html A Feature Article on cutting-edge scanning tunneling microscopy 2011-09-16T02:00:00Z Fabricating Fireproof Fabrics http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1315313/Fabricating_Fireproof_Fabrics.html Layer-by-layer deposition of nanocomposite coatings on fabrics provides a route to improved fire-retardation properties. 2011-08-23T16:00:00Z Water From Oil: Porous Hydrogels Clean Oil Spills http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1315079/Water_From_Oil_Porous_Hydrogels_Clean_Oil_Spills.html A hydrogel-coated steel mesh represents a potential new oil-spill clean-up technology. 2011-08-18T16:00:00Z A new technique for fabricating hierarchical superhydrophobic surfaces http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1315149/A_new_technique_for_fabricating_hierarchical_superhydrophobic_surfaces.html Using electron beam lithography to understand the lotus effect and the rose-petal effect 2011-08-17T16:00:00Z CVD Special Issue – Call for Papers http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1073551/CVD_Special_Issue__Call_for_Papers.html Titania, pure or doped, is an important material for photocatalytic applications, and will be the featured topic in an upcoming Special Issue of Chemical Vapor Deposition. 2011-06-02T16:00:00Z The Geckobot Cometh: How Climbing Robots Can Follow in the Footsteps of Geckos http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1065705/The_Geckobot_Cometh_How_Climbing_Robots_Can_Follow_in_the_Footsteps_of_Geckos.html A gecko-inspired dry adhesive 2011-06-01T16:00:00Z Like Water off a Butterfly's Back: Directional Anisotropy Keeps Surfaces Dry http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1058855/Like_Water_off_a_Butterflys_Back_Directional_Anisotropy_Keeps_Surfaces_Dry.html Mimicking the anisotropic surface of the rice leaf 2011-05-11T14:00:00Z On the Surface: Patterning Conjugated Polymers http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1057499/On_the_Surface_Patterning_Conjugated_Polymers.html Current methods and cutting-edge developments in surface patterning using conjugated polymers is set to take off, according to a review by Chinese scientists. 2011-05-09T06:00:00Z Dual biomimicry: Micro and Nanostructured Superhydrophobic Surfaces http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1058081/Dual_biomimicry_Micro_and_Nanostructured_Superhydrophobic_Surfaces.html The superhydrophobic nature of both the silver ragwort and lotus leaf is mimicked through a combination of electrospinning and nanoparticles 2011-05-05T12:00:00Z