Materials – Page 48

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Wearable technology

2017-04-23T10:00:00Z

The future of wearable gadgets will be tiny, flexible, skin-like devices capable of monitoring your health
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Tools 3D printed using mock-up Mars dust

2017-04-21T11:10:00Z

Working with extraterrestrial materials could be an important part of future space exploration
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Carbon puts new nanostructure under its belt

2017-04-18T10:45:00Z

Nanobelt synthesised more than 60 years after it was first proposed
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Velcro-inspired fibres may make spacecraft stronger

2017-04-17T09:00:00Z

Silicon carbide fuzz could be woven into ultra-strong but lightweight materials
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MOF-based device harvests water from air

2017-04-13T18:00:00Z

System powered entirely by sunlight could provide off-grid personalised water supplies
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Carbon nanofibre offers new spin on catalysts

2017-04-11T11:29:00Z

Electrospinning carbon nanofibre into an electrocatalyst paves the way to flexible energy storage devices
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Nanohoop trio makes molecular propeller

2017-04-08T09:00:00Z

Three-blade carbon structure shows potential as a porous material
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Multiple 2D materials printed into thin transistors

2017-04-07T10:00:00Z

Cheap, printable electronics could be used to make smart labels for packaging
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Reactor offers solution to plastic pollution

2017-04-06T14:30:00Z

Compact system turns waste plastic into fuels, allowing boats to power themselves while cleaning up the ocean
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Colour-changing graphene skin reveals hidden damage

2017-04-06T06:20:00Z

A coating inspired by fish scales could highlight structural weakness in buildings and vehicles
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Wooden windows could make better buildings

2017-04-04T13:22:00Z

Scientists in China have turned wood into a transparent material that could be a replacement for glass
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Minerals grown into microvases

2017-04-03T13:00:00Z

Mathematical model allows researchers to grow intricate microsculptures including vases and helices
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Nanotubes make Kevlar armour smarter

2017-04-03T06:02:00Z

Conducting composite senses damage and stiffens on impact
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Heptacene isolated after 75 years

2017-03-31T13:06:00Z

Compound made of seven fused benzene rings could find applications in solar cells or light emitting diodes
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Meet the guardians of gold

2017-03-30T07:00:00Z

Elinor Hughes visits Goldsmiths’ assay office
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MOFs find a use

2017-03-28T15:24:00Z

Nina Notman takes stock of the first products containing metal–organic frameworks to hit the shelves
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Quantum dot first for carbon–carbon bond photocatalysis

2017-03-27T10:43:00Z

Cheap nanosized semiconductors rival expensive precious metal catalysts in photoredox reactions
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Super-hard transparent ceramic looks good

2017-03-22T09:30:00Z

Clear silicon nitride could be a cheaper alternative to diamond for ultra-tough windows
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Chemical weapons trapped the swell way

2017-03-21T10:11:00Z

Hypercrosslinked polymers absorb deadly agents
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Nanomachines with reverse gear control gel movement

2017-03-20T16:00:00Z

Light-controlled nanomachines embedded in a polymer can control its shrinking and expanding