Ian Randall

Research
Recreation of Ediacaran ‘death masks’ offers chemical explanation for fossils’ formation
2023-07-05T13:30:00
Discovery offers insight into why so many soft-bodied organisms were preserved during that period
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‘Molecular drone’ that carries off atoms points way to speedier atomic control
2021-05-10T08:30:00
Phthalocyanine derivative leaves vacancies in surface
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Super-slippery 2D material could be ideal lubricant for planetary rovers
2021-03-24T09:30:00
Metal carbide material is significantly better lubricant than oils
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Colour-changing coating can diagnose damage to climbing ropes or safety equipment
2021-01-21T09:30:00
Heat and friction changes appearance of metal-based coating
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Seeding oceans with volcanic ash could be new tool to tackle climate change
2020-10-05T08:30:00
Tephra could encourage phytoplankton blooms that could potentially sequester huge amounts of carbon dioxide
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Mineral map hopes to end concrete that has damaged thousands of US homes
2020-05-18T13:30:00
Concrete containing pyrrhotite can disintegrate on exposure to air and water
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Nanocomposite mouthguard highlights early signs of tooth decay
2020-04-27T08:30:00
Material stops fluorescencing on contact with volatile sulfur compounds produced by decay-causing bacteria
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Aircraft wings could be assembled cheaply and easily using nanotubes
2020-01-29T09:30:00
Technique would eliminate the need for pressure vessels the size of a building
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Inventors of bullet-proof wood create fire-proof wood
2019-03-06T09:30:00
Chemical and mechanical treatment produces denser wood that maintains its strength and resists burning
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Coral skeletons hold history of volcanic eruptions
2017-06-06T07:27:00
Noble gas isotope ratios offer means to track when past underwater eruptions occurred
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Jellyfish skin perfect mould to cast complex nanoparticles
2015-05-18T00:00:00
Hierarchical silver hybrid particles are cheap to make and have good catalytic activity
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Earth’s earliest continent formed like Iceland
2014-05-28T00:00:00
Newly discovered rocks shed light on the geology of Earth’s first continental crust
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Shifting fluids with fuel-free enzyme pumps
2014-03-31T00:00:00
Enzymes that move their substrate around could find applications in drug delivery and defence
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Polymer puts a new twist on soft robotics
2014-02-10T00:00:00
Clever photochemical switching system lets coiled molecular architecture power a piston
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Early start for plate tectonics
2014-01-14T00:00:00
Geochemical analysis suggests subduction zones may have formed more than 1 billion years before some estimates
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Picosecond 'kettle' to probe chemical reactions
2014-01-02T00:00:00
Theory shows terahertz radiation could superheat water in a fraction of a second to precisely track experiments
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Mass extinction the result of acid rain and ozone loss
2013-12-02T00:00:00
Climate model links sulfur and halogen emissions to The Great Dying when 90% of Earth's life died
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Synthetic drug found in nature
2013-09-17T00:00:00
Tramadol, first marketed in 1977, has been in plants all along
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Molecular transistor for cheaper, greener electronics
2013-06-27T00:00:00
Reduced graphene oxide electrode enables photoswitchable layer to be employed