Materials – Page 67
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ResearchPlant-inspired plastics take shape
Polymer that responds to multiple stimuli could bring shape-shifting plastics a step closer
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ResearchLabs and wastewater cleaned with the same sponge
Domestic sponge fortuitously found to soak up bisphenol A
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ResearchFish and flowers inspire diving goggle material
Transparent surfaces for repelling oil underwater made from silica
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ResearchGraphene oxide diversifies soil bacteria
Digging deeper into the environmental impact of nanomaterial contamination
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ResearchThe Goldilocks of heterogeneous catalysis
Dangling thiols anchor palladium within MOF without poisoning its catalytic activity
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – April 2015
How do you smell? We discuss a controversial theory about odour detection, and investigate forensic toxicology
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Graphene sandwich turns water square
Water trapped between graphene sheets transformed into new type of ice
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ResearchFlexible polymer threads set to light up clothing
Multi-colour light-emitting wires can be woven or knitted into fabrics for haute couture or monitoring patients’ vital signs
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Mystery of coloured water droplets that chase and repel each other solved
Discovery could herald sprays that hoover up dirt and keep solar panels clean
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Drawn out success for far faster 3D printing
Stereolithography technique is 100 times faster than current technologies and could open the door to mass production with 3D printing
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Tough self-cleaning coating sticks it to stains
Superhydrophobic ‘paint’ can be sprayed or dip-coated onto cotton, glass and metal and survives sandpaper abrasion
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ResearchSpicing up MOFs
Framework based on the turmeric pigment curcumin delivers two drugs for the price of one
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FeatureFrom screen to cell
Nina Notman finds out how liquid crystals are moving into the biotechnology and pharmaceutical toolbox
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ResearchInfrared camouflage that sticks
Nature’s masters of disguise, the cephalopods, inspire inexpensive and disposable stealth coating that could easily be added to military kit
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ResearchNanoporous methane storage – an impossible target?
Identifying performance limits for nanoporous materials highlights that current methane storage goals might be unrealistic
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ResearchFish skin dressing helps heal wounds
Collagen fibres derived from the skin of tilapia fish supported faster wound healing in rats
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NewsMOF sensor sniffs out ammonia
First chemical sensor made from a 2D metal organic framework unveiled
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ResearchPlastic waste entering world's oceans set to double in 10 years
Model finds 8 million tonnes of plastic rubbish makes its way into seas every year and much of it remains unaccounted
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ResearchPowering up renewables with fullerene enhanced electricity grids
Fullerene-doped insulators make cables that deliver electricity more efficienty from remote areas where wind and solar power are generated