Nanomaterials – Page 9
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Colour changing cup printed using gold nanoparticle ink
Infusing PVA with dichroic nanoparticles gives 3D printed objects interesting optical properties
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Paul O'Brien, former vice president of Royal Society of Chemistry, dies aged 64
O’Brien, a ‘steadfast, positive and committed member and representative of our community’ passed away on 16 October
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The luck of the materials scientist
Studying the structure of disordered materials is complicated, but Simon Billinge explains how it opens the door to designer materials with desired properties
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Anti-icing hairs bounce water droplets
Superhydrophobic magnetic array halts ice formation on surfaces
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Plasmonic photocatalysts flatten reaction barriers
Light-driven reactions under mild conditions made possible with metal plasmonic nanoparticles
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Nanoparticles offer extensive new cure for snakebites
Treatment neutralises venom, reducing tissue damage
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Macrocycles power up carbon nanotubes
Interlocked molecules tune the electronic properties of nanotubes, allowing researchers to control their catalytic activity
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2D metal–organic framework layer is magnetic
Chemists prepare the first single layer MOF obtained by mechanical exfoliation
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Carboxylic acid layer integral to titanium dioxide self-cleaning method
Tricky surface analysis reveals unexpected mechanism
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Iron-trapping nanoparticles could help preserve the Mary Rose
Removing iron from the 16th century shipwreck’s wooden structures can halt the formation of sulfuric acid
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2D material synthetic retina shows promise in animal tests
Graphene and molybdenum disulfide array offers advantages over current silicon retinal implants
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Probability count reveals single atoms under electron microscope
Statistical model removes human bias in finding individual atoms in fuzzy images
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A sweet way to make graphene
Green method generates nanomaterial by exfoliating graphite with sugars
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Nanotube locked inside a porphyrin
Rotaxane-like assembly formed from mechanically interlocked carbon nanotubes and macrocylic porphyrin rings
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Quantum dot heat engine works without moving parts
Similar systems could be used to generate electricity from waste heat in solar cells
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2D materials captured at highest ever resolution
Single-atom defects visualised in a molybdenum disulfide monolayer in unprecedented detail using electron microscopy
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Pressure washer method for making graphene
New process generates high quality 2D crystals in minutes
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Flick of a switch alters permeability of graphene oxide
Membrane with built-in electric switch could find use in water purification or artificial biological systems
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Catalyst converts methane to methanol at room temperature
Iron-studded graphene offers noble metal free route to important chemical feedstock
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2D materials made in MOF factory
Polymerisation process for making phosphorus nanosheets could become model strategy for other 2D materials