Materials – Page 64
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NewsUpdated European regulation spells uncertainty for food nanomaterials
Questions over nanomaterial definition could hamper use in foods
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ResearchPolymer worms hold stem cells in suspended animation
A new hydrogel mimics natural mucins to delay the development of human stem cells and embryos
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ResearchRubber-like structure for caramel proposed
Science behind caramel isn’t as sticky as we thought
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ResearchIonic liquids bestow stretch on biomedical sensors
Heart rate and neck movements recognised by soft and stretchable device
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ResearchStronger gluten bolsters bioplastics
Plants manipulated to produce enhanced building blocks for biopolymers
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ResearchSolar cells firing on all cylinders
Cylindrical solar cells have better efficiencies throughout the day, independent of the angle of the sun
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ResearchAn energetic chemist
University of Waterloo’s Linda Nazar has spent the last two decades moving beyond lithium-ion batteries to cheaper, higher energy density storage
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Research‘Chameleon’ camouflages itself with plasmonic skin
Nano-structured display changes colour in response to electric field
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ResearchDNA-coated nanoparticles take crystal engineering into the diamond league
Self-assembling superlattices built with DNA could usher in era of materials on demand
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ResearchPocket production of graphene for electronics
New method can produce bilayer graphene with potential applications in optics
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ResearchElectron work functions look tough
Surface property calculations provide a link between the electron work function and toughness of transition metals
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ResearchSteam powers artificial muscle
Carbon nanotube and silicone composite used to make clever actuator
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ResearchMicroscopic cannon battery to blast disease
Cannon-like tubes shoot tiny bullets when triggered by ultrasound and could deliver drugs
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ResearchGraphene oxide electronics are hot off the press
Printed electronic transfers created using water-based printing process
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ResearchMolecular threads woven into flexible fabric
New covalent organic framework contains interlacing polymer chains that can slide past one another
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FeatureRaiders of the lost steel
The skills behind the legendary sharpness of wootz steel were once forgotten, but Andy Extance talks to the researchers unsheathing its secrets
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ResearchBoron nitride nanotube composites outperform their carbon cousins
Binding strengths of polymer–boron nitride nanotubes are higher than those reported for carbon nanotubes
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ResearchExpanding polymer takes the heat out of lithium batteries
Polymer electrode coating may help prevent battery fires