Materials – Page 78
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Graphene printer helps fight Parkinson’s disease
A simple method using an everyday office appliance has been used to make graphene films for biosensors
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Graphene–boron nitride stitching to sew up electronics
Composite material could overcome graphene's limitations to produce thin, flexible electronic devices
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ResearchMOF smashes gas storage ceiling
Recording-breaking metal organic frameworks adds weight to idea that they can mop up much more gas than previously thought
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A handy way to sort carbon nanotubes
A variant of a vitamin can be used to separate out single-walled carbon nanotube enantiomers
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Graphene reactions driven by substrate not reactant
The surface a sheet of graphene sits on determines its reactivity. US chemists have now explained why
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The buzz about finding new allotropes
A particle swarm search has thrown up potential new forms of carbon, silicon and germanium
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NewsNanosilver in consumer goods under the spotlight
Danish environment agency finds no evidence of a risk to the public from goods with antibacterial properties
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ResearchWhy can we walk on custard?
Scientists take a closer look at how shear-thickening fluids respond to impacts
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Flattening nanotubes produces better graphene
A strategy that could lead to the first scalable production of uniform and straight graphene nanoribbons
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Triazine boosts polymer energy storage
Lithium batteries could potentially store double the amount energy using a new porous framework electrode
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OpinionPlaying with water
Tom Waller discusses the science and technology that can help make the difference between swimming and winning
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Stretching graphene gives quantum dots
Straining graphene's lattice can separate its electronic states and turn it into a semiconductor
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FeatureChemistry and the Olympics
Emma Davies looks into the vital role chemistry will play during the Olympic and Paralympic games
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Building nanographene by organic synthesis
Japanese chemists are looking to direct cross-coupling of C–H bonds to build graphene from the bottom up
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Back to carbon black
Amorphous carbon could be a cheap replacement for expensive graphene in applications such as sensing and energy applications
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Business
Coca-Cola collaborates on bio-PET project
Global drinks giant Coca-Cola is teaming up with Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble to increase the use of bio-based polyethylene terephthalate
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Plastics makers to win from electric cars
Demand for lightweight plastics in electric vehicles to hit $73 million by 2017