Materials – Page 20
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ResearchClever ring-strain engineering creates infinitely recyclable polymer – but are they ready to compete with commercial plastics?
Ultra-stable polymer that can be broken down into its feedstock could be a foot in the door to a circular plastics economy
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WebinarStreamlining small-molecule discovery chemistry with Torx
Learn how to streamline small-molecule discovery chemistry using Torx Software
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ResearchSnake extract used to speed up haemostasis in new bioadhesive
Hydrogel-based bioadhesive could be suitable for arterial injuries
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ResearchGlass folded into intricate origami shapes
Embedding silica particles into a polymer creates a bendable material that can be converted into glass
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ResearchTentacled droplets swim with stored heat energy
Microdroplets with retractable tendrils could help researchers understand how bacteria move
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ResearchTiniest Turing patterns found in atomically thin bismuth
Nanoscale stripes and networks that resemble animal markings could be used to make quantum wires
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ResearchInvisible graphene veil protects paintings from fading
Thin layers of graphene could prevent up to 70% of light-induced colour fading
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ResearchStealthy robot trout could infiltrate schools of fish and monitor marine pollution
Piezoelectric robotic fish swims like the real thing and harvests energy that could power on-board sensors
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ResearchExperimental observations of bubbles containing multiple electrons
Bubbles in liquid helium containing multiple electrons could be used to develop quantum simulators
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ResearchElastic ice stretch the limits of frozen physics
Flexible ice microfibres undergo unusual phase transitions during bending
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WebinarMoving beyond spreadsheets: rational design of materials using advanced informatics and machine learning
Join us to learn how machine learning and and physics-based modelling can complement each other to create models and new materials
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WebinarIs chemical recycling of plastics the future?
Join us to find out how the existing recycling system works, where we are with chemical recycling, and the opportunities and challenges it presents for the future of recycling
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OpinionChemical upcycling
Economics is central to invigorating the transition to a circular economy for plastic
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OpinionFive citizen science projects receive funding from UKRI
The projects cover a range of topics including mental health and microplastics
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WebinarTrends in modern hit discovery: How your ultra-large screens can benefit from machine learning
Join us to learn how your ultra-large screens can benefit from machine learning
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ResearchNanomaterial stores radicals to power photopolymerisation in the dark
Reaction driven by long-lived radicals experiences fewer side reactions than photopolymerisation under light irradiation
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ResearchPhotocatalytic system mimics sunflowers by bending towards light
Phototropism boosts photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production
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FeatureThe rise of ferrofluids
Magnetic liquids are taking off, Hayley Bennett reports, but not as their inventor once imagined
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BusinessSearching for more sustainable resin materials
Paul Jones of Bitrez is the 2021 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year
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ResearchGenetically engineered microbes convert waste plastic into vanillin
Plastic bottle becomes industrially useful product thanks to biosynthetic transformation