Materials – Page 13
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NewsCall for UK government to ban plastic waste exports
Parliamentary committee emphasises reducing and reusing plastics to eliminate waste
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ResearchA recipe for biodegradable mushroom batteries
Mycelium skin from wood fungus makes sustainable material for flexible electronics
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Research‘Flip-flopping’ MOFs used to separate water isotopes
Porous materials with temperature controlled gateways can split heavy water from water by relying on differential diffusion effect
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NewsPolymer chemistry poised to make plastic waste traceable
Researchers suggest how science can work with the law to tackle plastic pollution
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ResearchSingle-molecule magnetic memory is the first to work at room temperature
Anionic iron complex breaks the rules of magnetic molecules and opens up opportunities to miniaturise data storage
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WebinarIs this the future of bioplastics upcycling?
Learn more about chemical methods for a new route to active upcycling of PLA
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ResearchBond switching stops hard ceramic from cracking under stress
Deformable silicon nitride absorbs compression stress through gradual phase change
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ResearchPorphyrins can be turned into customisable molecular nanomagnets
Atomic manipulation creates materials for information storage and quantum computing
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ResearchMachine learning navigates vast materials space to discover new high-performance alloys
Neural net suggested unusual element combination to create better Invar alloys
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FeatureWhen will molecular electronics make the connection?
Computer chips based on single molecules may remain a work in progress, finds James Mitchell Crow but the technologies developed along the way are being used by chemists to explore their reactions
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ResearchMixed plastic waste converted into useful materials in dual chemical–biological approach
Process can convert polystyrene, PET and polyethylene waste into chemical feedstocks
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ResearchCounting charge on a single nanoparticle
Electron holography enables new insights into catalytic particles
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ResearchWaste plastics unzipped into useful pieces
Chemical recycling of polyethylene produces feedstock usually obtained from crude oil.
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ResearchCore–shell nanomaterial enhances electrochemical ammonia synthesis
System combines two materials to balance activity and selectivity when reducing nitrogen to ammonia
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BusinessSilky smooth tissue regeneration
Serigen mediproducts is harnessing one of India’s biggest industries to help heal wounds and rebuild flesh and bone
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NewsUnder pressure? Room temperature superconductivity paper retracted over data analysis
Questions over treatment of data led Nature to remove the paper over the authors’ objections
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ArticleSustainability applies to all polymers, not just plastics
How the RSC’s task force on polymers in liquid formulations is making progress
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ResearchExclusive polymers made using mechanochemistry
Ball-milling method avoids solubility issues with ring-opening metathesis polymerisations
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ResearchSurface reactions can be controlled by bulk stoichiometry
Computational models demonstrate how the elastic properties of a solid can influence surface chemistry
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ResearchExplaining the mysterious purple gold at Spain's Alhambra
Chemical corrosion converts gold leaf into purple nanospheres