Materials – Page 29
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ResearchArtificial synapse built to resist water and organic solvents at last
Network made from e-synapses learns to recognise handwritten-numbers
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ResearchSeashell-inspired glass is three times more shatter-resistant than ordinary glass
Glass mimics the structure of mother-of-pearl
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Research2D synthetic clay sheets could create easy to recycle crisp packets
Alternative to metal-coated plastics possible thanks to new environmentally-friendly synthesis
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ResearchRobotic fish powered by hydraulic blood and two heart pumps
Soft robot mimics lionfish’s graceful movement with flow batteries and hydraulic fluids
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ResearchPhysics behind freezing bubbles’ hypnotic ice crystal dance revealed
Marangoni flow responsible for the often photographed but never studied snow globe effect in freezing soap bubbles
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ResearchGlucose-regulating nanogel keeps blood sugar in the sweet spot
System prevents hyperglycemia in rats by acting like an artificial liver
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FeatureTaking a leaf out of plants’ books
Learning to mimic natural photosynthesis on an industrial scale might open the door to a fossil fuel-free future. Nina Notman investigates
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PodcastSilver iodide
How the compound that ushered in a photographic revolution has taken to the skies to try to control the weather
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Research‘Little big coil’ breaks record for world’s strongest magnet
High temperature superconductor used to create 45.5 Tesla field magnet 9000 times more powerful than a fridge magnet
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ResearchSpore shell acts as sunscreen for light-sensitive antibiotics
Polymer capsule that protects and preserves antimicrobial compound could aid fight against multi-drug resistant pathogens
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BusinessIndustry adopts quantum computing, qubit by qubit
Companies looking to solve complex chemistry problems are among early adopters of quantum technology
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ResearchEveryday kitchen chemicals used to grow carbon nanotubes
Nanotubes can be synthesised at relatively low temperatures using sodium compounds
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ResearchNanoparticle-fed plankton grow magnetic skeletons
Scientists make bionic material by commandeering the growth process of a calcifying organism
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ResearchHumans consuming thousands of microplastic particles in their food every year
Fans of seafood and bottled water are exposed to thousands of microplastic particles each year
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ResearchFirst atom-thick perovskites show there’s no limits to crystallinity
Could 2D perovskite oxides become the next graphene?
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ResearchCarbon dioxide generated then recycled in polymerisation bicycle
Zinc catalyst links two polymerisation reactions to grow block copolymer
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ReviewThe Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter
Megan McGregor reviews Paul Steinhardt’s book about the discovery of quasicrystals
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ResearchC–H fluoroalkylation tackles plastic waste
Photocatalytic method that upcycles aromatic polymers could breathe new life into rubbish
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ResearchSuper-wood offers way to create air con that doesn’t need power
Buildings covered in densified wood ‘super-material’ could cut cooling’s carbon footprint