Materials – Page 12
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ResearchFlexible batteries kept stable with stretchy metallic films
Liquid metals that block out air and water could improve the lifetime of stretchable electronics
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ResearchBacterium may help answer mystery of ‘missing’ plastic in the seas
Plastic-eating bacteria and sunlight may partly explain why there’s less plastic waste in the oceans than predicted
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NewsAssembling the UN’s new panel on chemical waste
Discussions are underway to agree funding, goals and procedures to create an IPCC for pollution
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ResearchChemical chainmail constructed from interlocked coordination polymers
Simple synthesis yields an ‘infinite’ structure with applications in flexible materials
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ResearchTerminator material helps Lego man break out of jail
Material changes from solid to liquid in response to magnetic field
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ResearchFluidic chemical systems can mimic the way the brain stores memories
Imitating the way that neurons communicate could lead to low-power neuromorphic computing
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OpinionHow long until papers list an AI as an author?
Artificial intelligence is superior to humans at numerous tasks, but it is still vulnerable to human biases
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OpinionCitizen science project investigates what happens to biodegradable plastics in compost heaps
Testing the biodegradability of plastic through citizen science
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ResearchNew allotrope of carbon synthesised
‘Superatomic’ cousin of graphene is made of linked fullerene subunits, and could spawn designer nanomaterials
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ResearchProteins behind diatoms’ intricate nanoscale-patterned shells revealed
Finding could help pattern materials for photonics, catalysis and sensors
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ResearchWarming gold nanofilm can stop glasses fogging-up
Coating that absorbs sun’s infrared light could end steamed up lenses
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ArticleThe roadmap to a sustainable future for polymers
The RSC’s polymers in liquid formulations task force is laying out the innovations needed to deliver biodegradability and circularity
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FeatureFashion to dye for
Can colouring clothing be environmentally sustainable? Victoria Atkinson looks at how dyes have come full circle from their natural origins
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ResearchNanoplastics disrupt ubiquitination in human cells
High-resolution study mapping nanoparticle–protein interactions builds understanding surrounding health implications of plastic contamination
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FeatureThe diamond synthesisers
Nina Notman takes a whistle-stop tour of the synthetic diamond industry and learns about some of the applications its lab-grown diamonds are being used for
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ResearchNew lease of life for waste PVC chlorinating aromatics
Electrochemical process could tackle hard to recycle plastic
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ArticleThermal analysis in the development of long-acting injectable systems
Evaluating new polymers for slow-release drug delivery could deliver better treatment for patients
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ResearchPowerful rare-earth free magnet ‘evolved’ and refined by machine learning algorithm
Combination of iron, cobalt and boron points to alternatives to metals beset by geopolitical battles
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ResearchHelicene columns could confer chiral properties on optoelectronic devices
Organic and inorganic templates control the crystallisation of helicenes in bulk, providing a simple and effective way to integrate chirality into optics and electronics