Materials – Page 20
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ResearchSilanols explain the lethal toxicity of silica dust
After decades of ambiguity, scientists have finally discovered what makes silica toxic
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NewsMillions of microplastic particles released by some baby feeding bottles
Hot water is key variable responsible for release of large numbers of plastic particles
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ResearchPlastic waste upcycled to high-value chemicals in one-pot process
Polyethylene chains are broken down and aromatised to produce valuable alkylaromatic products
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BusinessStretching liquid crystals to the limit with LC AuxeTec
The unintuitive properties of LC AuxeTec’s materials mean they thicken when stretched, and could be exploited in body armour and skyscraper windows
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ResearchRoom temperature superconductivity finally claimed by mystery material
At high pressures carbon–hydrogen–sulfur compound becomes superconducting at 15˚C
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ResearchNew carbon allotrope predicted to hit bandgap sweet spot
Mixed hybridisations of carbon could see Me-graphene have a Poisson’s ratio close to zero
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ResearchChemistry Nobel predictions range from organometallic chemistry to DNA synthesis
Crispr is favoured by chemists while publication analysis forecasts winners working on nanocrystals, organometallic chemistry and supramolecular self-assembly
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FeatureRoom temperature superconductors
A dream since electricity was first harnessed humanity is tantalisingly close to achieving this goal
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ResearchSalt crystal grows legs to avoid slippery surface
Sodium chloride’s self-lifting crystallisation has been observed for the first time
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BusinessRosa Biotech gets biosensors on the nose
Protein barrel arrays mimic mammals’ olfactory system to distinguish many different molecules
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ResearchNano-stirrer bars for microscale mixing made via continuous electrospinning method
Tiny stirrer bars could simplify the design of microfluidic platforms
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OpinionLetters: September 2020
Readers continue to debate Tomáš Hudlický’s Angewandte Chemie article, and wax lyrical about water and waste
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ArticleInfluencing the future of science
Waters advanced polymer analysis from handprint to fingerprint precision, and its collaborative ethos is shaping future materials too
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ArticleFaster, smarter insight to your polymer structure
Is this the answer to gel permeation chromatography’s ever more apparent limitations?
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ArticleCalibrating for the curve
Ultra-high performance size exclusion chromatographic analysis of polymers
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ArticleSustainable polymers and green analytical chemistry
Sustainable chromatography system uses solvents more efficiently and cuts waste streams
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ArticleEmpower polymer analysis with the universal language of the lab
Empower Software makes it easier than ever to run samples and produce meaningful results
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ArticleFrom handprint to fingerprint: Polymer peak analysis
Increases the sophistication of your research and the flexibility of your analysis
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ArticleExperts share their insight on polymer analysis
A wealth of free resources on precision polymer analysis