All Materials articles
View all stories with this category.
-
ResearchTwisted carbon nanotubes make ideal replacements for damaged ligaments
Rabbits and sheep can still walk and jump normally after transplantation of synthetic ligaments
-
Research
Colour-changing liquids could flag cold chain breaches for medicines
Device offers simple and reliable monitoring with no electronic waste
-
Research
Unique relaxation mechanism behind case of negative thermal expansion
New mechanism is ‘totally different’ from well-known hinging model
-
Research
Metallic hydrogen and diamonds may have been made from plastics
A combination of x-ray diffraction experiments and simulations suggests that an intense laser can transform polystyrene
-
Research
Ladder-like polymer that could halt electrical overheating divides opinion
Questions raised over reported structure and whether the polymer can even perform as researchers hope
-
Feature
The Sun rises on perovskites
With the first solar cells scheduled for commercial sale this year, Tim Wogan looks at the long, hard road to producing stable perovskite photovoltaics
-
Research
Single crystal solar material outperforms commercial x-ray detectors
Bismuth compound could reduce patients’ radiation exposure from repeat x-rays
-
Research
Study untangles friction and surface chemistry in chemically damaged hair
Researchers develop system that can be used to screen the tribological performance of hair care formulations
-
Feature
A new generation of materials inspired by teeth
Ian Le Guillou finds that some of nature’s toughest structures are helping scientists to develop new fibres that could revolutionise fabrics
-
Business
Making oil and water mix by encapsulation
Italian start-up Sphera Encapsulation can protect lipophilic food ingredients in aqueous environments
-
Research
Pulsed pyrolysis offers better way to breakdown plastics into their building blocks
US team hopes that catalyst-free system could be greener and more efficient than than other depolymerisation attempts
-
News
Composite achieves the virtually impossible – it’s electrically conducting, while thermally insulating
Material shows exceptional heat resistance while still conducting electricity and could find uses in aerospace
-
Feature
The complex chemistry of making paper
Renewable, recyclable and biodegradable, paper is the ultimate sustainable material. Victoria Atkinson looks at the clever chemistry that turns trees into sheets
-
Research
Developing custom apparatus to determine battery electrolyte sweet spots
Susan Perkin discusses the unique technique she uses to understand liquids and how they interact with surfaces
-
Research
Harvesting water from the air with organic crystals
Discovery could lead to novel technologies for fighting water scarcity
-
Business
US government sues chemical firm over chloroprene emissions
Denka disputes claims of ‘unacceptably high’ releases from neoprene manufacturing facility
-
Research
Pure conjugated polymer nanowires crystallised using oligomers
Oligomers used to induce crystallisation in parent conjugated polymers for the first time
-
Research
Used masks and plastic packaging turned into high-octane fuel at low temperatures
Endothermic reaction coupled with an exothermic one to keep the processes energy costs down
-
Research
Wood that traps carbon dioxide could make buildings cleaner and greener
Integral metal–organic framework could let wood in construction sequester greenhouse gas
-
Business
Transforming sawdust with ultrasound
Bio-Sep can break down biomass and extract valuable molecules without damaging them
