Materials – Page 75
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ResearchPolymer regenerates all by itself
Elastomers heal themselves independently thanks to metathesis reaction between aromatic disulphides
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ResearchShape memory polymer hosts functional nanoparticles
A polymer that remembers its original shape after being scrunched up gives support to nanoparticles
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ResearchSelf-assembling yarn shows its strength
Chinese chemists have pulled a thread as strong as polypropylene from a simple mix of monomers
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PodcastPolyacetylene
David Lindsay explores the first of the conducting organic polymers, polyacetylene
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ResearchSquid skin material invisible to infrared cameras
Cephalopod-inspired surface can tune its reflectivity using chemical stimuli
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News
France expands investment in nanotechnology
Prime minister pledges €600 million for five-year R&D program
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ResearchFirst polymer LED that stays lit up when stretched and scrunched
Wafer thin light-emitting film pushes flexible electronics to the limits
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Chemists welcome newest member of nanocarbon family
Unique warped structure has properties distinct from other carbon allotropes such as graphene, fullerene and nanotubes
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Green graphene band-aid
Graphene could become a new type of antimicrobial material for everyday use
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Molecular transistor for cheaper, greener electronics
Reduced graphene oxide electrode enables photoswitchable layer to be employed
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FeaturePress P to print
The use of 3D printers to create lab equipment, deliver reagents and even build biomaterials is on the rise. Katharine Sanderson installs drivers and prints away
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PodcastCyanoacrylate
It repairs objects, heals wounds and fights crime. It puts the ‘super’ in superglue. Emma Stoye introduces cyanoacrylate
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FeatureSmall lights, big impression
Andy Extance goggles at the display revolution, the culmination of 30 years of research into organic light emitting diodes
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Catching a reaction in the act
AFM images a reactant and its cyclised products on a silver surface
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Understanding defects in graphene
Gaseous organic by-products that form during graphene preparation signal dents in its structure