All Matter articles – Page 125
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ResearchSuper-elastic wire stretches without losing power
Fibre that can stretch 14 times its own length could find its way into robotic arms and satellites
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ResearchPhotoredox catalysis mechanisms seen in new light
Luminescence quenching and quantum yield measurements prove light/dark experiments don’t always get it right
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PodcastPolydimethylsiloxane
Brian Clegg tells us about a silicone gel, which can sometimes be a bit silly
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ResearchLeather gets a new perfume
Scientists in India have developed a way of infusing leather with lemongrass oil
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ResearchNanoparticle cats drawn at the flick of a switch
Researchers create colourful pictures using nanoparticles that self-assemble in response to light
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ResearchRefining Avogadro’s number on way to new kilo
Most precise value yet reduces uncertainty down to 20 atoms in a billion
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ResearchElusive fermion found at long last
Experimental observation of Weyl fermions in a tantalum arsenide crystal ends search after 86 years
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ResearchConfirmation of buckyballs in the Milky Way
Gas-phase spectra clears up decades old mystery of unidentified absorption bands in our galaxy
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ResearchAlkyne insertion imparts silicon stereochemistry
Rhodium catalyses intramolecular alkynylsilylation
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ResearchTailored zeolite synthesis takes a big step forward
New zeolites first predicted and then made in potential boon for industrial catalysis
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ResearchFirst snapshot of elusive intermediate supplies surprise
Atomic force microscopy images reveal aryne possesses three consecutive carbon–carbon double bonds, rather than a single triple bond
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ResearchX-ray emitting bacterial plasmas could enhance imaging
Bacteria found to be an excellent raw material to generate high-intensity x-rays for medical and analytical uses
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3D printing allows soft robots to rise up
A multi-layered, jumping robot has been manufactured using a 3D printer
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ResearchConduction conundrum puts scientists on path to radical conclusions
Samarium compound appears to be both a conductor and an insulator at very low temperatures
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ResearchMOF blends oxidiser with fuel for a precise bang
Safe and simple scaffold gives consistent explosive mix