Materials – Page 48
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ResearchTwo-way artificial synapse mimics brain chemistry
Device could lead to neural network computers but experts are concerned about its high power consumption
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ResearchHumans come out second best against efficient robot chemist
Chemists aren’t out of a job but the robot did perform well when it came to discovering and creating giant self-assembling structures
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ReviewExhibition: Robots
The Science Museum’s summer exhibition explores the 500-year story of humanoid robots
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ResearchPolymer 'worm' is walking on sunshine
Light-responsive plastic film can match a caterpillar for speed and can even transport objects
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FeatureThe chemistry of the yellow jersey
Hayley Bennett tells the story of the 1948 Tour de France’s yellow jersey – and how synthetic fabrics came to dominate sportswear
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ResearchClaim that seabirds mistake plastic rubbish for food ‘oversimplified’
Study on foraging seabirds and the ‘chemical lure’ of ocean plastic waste was based on questionable data
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ResearchSensor lets facial expressions do the talking
Self-healing sensor uses hydrogen bonding network to interpret facial expressions and even speech for computers
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NewsWhy asbestos is still used around the world
Unpicking the politics of a potentially deadly material
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PodcastGallium nitride
Despite early setbacks, this conducting crystal shows great promise across a wide range of electronics
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FeatureA slice of ion beam–scanning microscopy
From brain cells to batteries, is there anything focused ion beam–scanning electron microscopy can’t study?
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Research’Gas marbles’ surprise with their strength
Robust bubbles of gas encapsulated in a microsphere–liquid shell could trap gases
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ResearchZeolite catalysts convert carbon dioxide to fuel
Two research groups have independently developed catalysts that turn CO2 and hydrogen into gasoline
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ResearchFirst atom-thin magnet attracts attention
2D magnet might lead to ultra-flat data storage solutions
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ResearchEngineered nanoparticles start up a conversation
Communicating particles a step towards co-operative behaviour
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BusinessWillow promises new medicines
Investigating tree’s metabolites throws up much more than aspirin
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ResearchSelf-healing hydrogels glow with stable structural colour
Biocompatible, jelly-like materials that can repair themselves without losing their colour could find uses in photonics or biomedicine
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ResearchShortest double-walled nanotube made
Cyclic aromatic compounds assembled into Russian doll complexes expand menagerie of curious carbon structures