Materials – Page 71
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PodcastAntifreeze glycoproteins
Why don’t fish freeze in sub-zero seas? Helen Scales introduces the compounds that protect them - antifreeze glycoproteins
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Research3D printed reactionware hots up
New materials created in printed plastic vessels that can withstand high temperatures
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - August 2014
This month, how artificial comets may explain the origins of asymmetry in life. Plus, we speak to Martyn Poliakoff
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ResearchUnderwater self-healing polymer mimics mussels
Temporary hydrogen bonding network stitches damage as the material fuses together
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ResearchPlant plastics reach for the stars
Star-shaped additives transform rice starch into a useful transparent plastic
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ResearchBetter batteries with pure lithium anodes
Protective carbon nanosphere coating overcomes lithium problems, pointing the way to improved capacity
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ResearchPropeller-shaped molecules give 2D polymers lift-off
Chemists’ synthetic answer to graphene – flat polymer sheets a molecule thick – could be tailored to many applications
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ResearchMagnetic nanocubes self-assemble into spirals
Tiny cubes of magnetite form superstructures under a magnetic field
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NewsEurope mulls best way to handle nanotech
Some countries have gone it alone and started registers of nanomaterials while the EU considers its options
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ResearchPolymer changes colour in the heat of the moment
Stabilising thermochromic polymers with peptides significantly increases their responsiveness
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Research‘Greener’ blue fireworks safer and less toxic
Environmentally friendly pyrotechnic cuts out the perchlorates by replacing them with copper iodide
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ResearchFirst experimental evidence of a boron fullerene
Distorted 40-boron atom fullerene detected mixed with quasiplanar isomer
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ResearchCrystal-to-crystal transformation
Scientists take structural snapshots of azobenzene cocrystals as they bend in the light
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ResearchPlant material aligns to make tough aerogels
Nanocellulose fibres help aerogels overcome their brittle nature
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ResearchNanosilver fears come out in the wash
Swiss team finds fabrics treated with non-nano silver actually release more nanoparticles than nanosilver fabrics
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ResearchDiamonds are an explosive’s best friend
Energetic materials stabilised with detonation nanodiamonds
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ResearchAlloy primed for phase change from CD to TV
Uniting optical and electronic properties could bring compact disc material into smart contact lenses
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ResearchMolecular sieve membranes look to greener separations
Coating micron-scale fibres’ inner surfaces with a MOF membrane could slash propylene production energy consumption