Materials – Page 46
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ResearchFluorine turns boron nitride into a magnetic semiconductor
Fluorination could allow 2D material to be used for electronics applications in extreme environments
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Research3D printed flower blooms when the sun comes out
Scientists create photoresponsive device using shape memory composites
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Research‘New era’ of designer proteins for medicines and materials
Platform computed thousands of stable designs for short proteins, up from two previous designs
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PodcastAqua regia
Capable of dissolving gold and platinum to help make 99.999% pure metals, aqua regia deserves its royal status
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BusinessArkema invests in speciality chemicals
Company will expand Asian plants producing bio-based polyamide, thiochemicals and photocured resins
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NewsMaterial lessons from Grenfell
Call for better testing and regulation on combustible building materials following last month’s deadly London fire
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ResearchTwo-way artificial synapse mimics brain chemistry
Device could lead to neural network computers but experts are concerned about its high power consumption
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ResearchHumans come out second best against efficient robot chemist
Chemists aren’t out of a job but the robot did perform well when it came to discovering and creating giant self-assembling structures
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ReviewExhibition: Robots
The Science Museum’s summer exhibition explores the 500-year story of humanoid robots
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ResearchPolymer 'worm' is walking on sunshine
Light-responsive plastic film can match a caterpillar for speed and can even transport objects
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FeatureThe chemistry of the yellow jersey
Hayley Bennett tells the story of the 1948 Tour de France’s yellow jersey – and how synthetic fabrics came to dominate sportswear
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ResearchClaim that seabirds mistake plastic rubbish for food ‘oversimplified’
Study on foraging seabirds and the ‘chemical lure’ of ocean plastic waste was based on questionable data
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ResearchSensor lets facial expressions do the talking
Self-healing sensor uses hydrogen bonding network to interpret facial expressions and even speech for computers
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NewsWhy asbestos is still used around the world
Unpicking the politics of a potentially deadly material
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PodcastGallium nitride
Despite early setbacks, this conducting crystal shows great promise across a wide range of electronics
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FeatureA slice of ion beam–scanning microscopy
From brain cells to batteries, is there anything focused ion beam–scanning electron microscopy can’t study?
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Research’Gas marbles’ surprise with their strength
Robust bubbles of gas encapsulated in a microsphere–liquid shell could trap gases