Materials – Page 17
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Research
Invisible graphene veil protects paintings from fading
Thin layers of graphene could prevent up to 70% of light-induced colour fading
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Stealthy robot trout could infiltrate schools of fish and monitor marine pollution
Piezoelectric robotic fish swims like the real thing and harvests energy that could power on-board sensors
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Experimental observations of bubbles containing multiple electrons
Bubbles in liquid helium containing multiple electrons could be used to develop quantum simulators
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Elastic ice stretch the limits of frozen physics
Flexible ice microfibres undergo unusual phase transitions during bending
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Webinar
Moving beyond spreadsheets: rational design of materials using advanced informatics and machine learning
Join us to learn how machine learning and and physics-based modelling can complement each other to create models and new materials
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Webinar
Is chemical recycling of plastics the future?
Join us to find out how the existing recycling system works, where we are with chemical recycling, and the opportunities and challenges it presents for the future of recycling
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Opinion
Chemical upcycling
Economics is central to invigorating the transition to a circular economy for plastic
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Opinion
Five citizen science projects receive funding from UKRI
The projects cover a range of topics including mental health and microplastics
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Webinar
Trends in modern hit discovery: How your ultra-large screens can benefit from machine learning
Join us to learn how your ultra-large screens can benefit from machine learning
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Research
Nanomaterial stores radicals to power photopolymerisation in the dark
Reaction driven by long-lived radicals experiences fewer side reactions than photopolymerisation under light irradiation
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Photocatalytic system mimics sunflowers by bending towards light
Phototropism boosts photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production
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Feature
The rise of ferrofluids
Magnetic liquids are taking off, Hayley Bennett reports, but not as their inventor once imagined
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Business
Searching for more sustainable resin materials
Paul Jones of Bitrez is the 2021 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year
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Research
Genetically engineered microbes convert waste plastic into vanillin
Plastic bottle becomes industrially useful product thanks to biosynthetic transformation
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Reaching the molecular limit of magnetic memory
Clever chemistry could help computers cram even more data onto their hard drives. Rachel Brazil reports on single-molecule magnets
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Iodine revealed to be killer species that destroys tin-based perovskites
New insights into the mechanism that inactivates tin solar cells could lead to greener, more efficient devices
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New family of glasses made from molten hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite
Materials could find uses in energy sector
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Opinion
Molly Stevens: ‘Our society is tremendously unequal’
The innovative bioengineer on addressing healthcare inequalities and nurturing a collaborative group
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Research
Composite materials created using glue made from metallic glass
Lanthanum-based metallic glass could help make materials with precise properties
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Distinguishing surface chemistry by touch
New research shows your finger can sense a single atom difference on a surface