Materials – Page 63
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ResearchWhipping oils into a frenzy
Armour plated bubbles are the key to stable, temperature sensitive air-in-oil foams
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FeatureSoft robots get a grip
Rachel Brazil looks at how chemists are helping make robots with a more gentle touch
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ResearchSemi-conductivity between the sheets
Manipulating MXene layers delivers the first semiconductor in the family
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ResearchNano repair bots mimic wound healing to seal cracks
Janus particles swim to site of damaged electrical circuit and get it working again
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PodcastFluorescein
Kat Arney discovers the compound that first coloured the Chicago river green for St Patrick’s Day
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ResearchSquid beak insight shifts chitosan composites up the pecking order
Lightweight organic composite with tuneable mechanical properties mimics cephalopod beak
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Research
Best icephobic coating ever created gives ice the slip
Polymer material could protect planes and wind turbines from potentially catastrophic build-ups of ice
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ResearchChemists unravel their carbon ramen
Noodle-like nanostructures emerge as a cheap alternative to graphene
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PodcastSodium hypochlorite
What do hygienic work surfaces have in common with 19th century French violins? Brian Clegg finds out.
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ResearchSiligraphene gets serious about solar cells
Calculations put forward a promising 2D optoelectronic material
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ResearchTouch sensitive super stretchy skin shows promise for soft robots
Material can stretch to nearly five times its original length and emit different colours
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ResearchNew photocatalyst shows promise for fuel production
Converts carbon monoxide into high-value hydrocarbons
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ResearchCatalyst offers cheaper route to disinfect water
Nanoparticles can be used to produce small amounts of hydrogen peroxide with less precious metals in straightforward process
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Research3D printed graphene aerogels take shape
Technique holds potential to fabricate ultra-light structures with architectures tailored for specific applications
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ResearchSlippery slope to harvesting water from air
Surface draws inspiration from a beetle, cactus and carnivorous plant to capture condensation 10 times better than state-of-the-art materials
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ResearchPenguin feathers’ ice-resistant design revealed
Polymer surface based on feathers might one day lead to coating to protect ship and planes from deadly build-ups of ice
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ResearchRewriting the textbooks with a pinch of salt
Chlorine atoms in the –2 oxidation state, and other high pressure-induced oddities, predicted using new model