Materials – Page 52
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ResearchGood reactions come in small flasks
Flask-shaped silica nanoparticles can be used as miniscule reactors and rockets
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ResearchSelf healing lithium-ion battery developed
A power source that can repair itself could be used for wearable, tearable electronics
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Research3...2...1... micro-ignition!
Scientists design microrockets with first ever built-in delayed ignition system
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ResearchSurface inspired by moth eyes eliminates reflection
Non-reflective nanostructure could improve the performance of high power lasers
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FeatureSupraheroes
The three winners of this year’s chemistry Nobel gave chemists the tools to make molecules into machines. Emma Stoye assembles the story
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ResearchWhat's your nano poison?
Informatics tool helps researchers visualise complex toxicity datasets
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BusinessChemical activity on demand
Aqdot controls the release of encapsulated cargoes using supramolecular chemistry
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ResearchPlastics synthesis goes green
Enzyme-catalysed polymerisation could lead to sustainable plastics
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NewsUK lab first to use liquid gallium x-ray source
The Small lab set to produce big results in nano-research
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Research13,000-strong MOF menagerie fuels search for hydrogen storage solution
Researchers find promising hydrogen storage materials by virtually screening more than 13,000 metal–organic frameworks
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ResearchTwisted molecules come out of the blue
Pyrimidine-based compounds produce brilliant blue glow for cheap next-generation displays
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ResearchCarbene monolayer technology on a roll
Rolling ‘BB-8’ carbenes ride single atoms around a gold surface
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ResearchLayers of complexity uncovered in new nanocrystal superlattices
New quasicrystalline soft matter materials display greatest structural complexity ever seen in these structures
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ResearchShape-shifting material flowers without a trigger
Programmable hydrogel could be used to make medical devices that change shape over time
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ResearchWorld's first commercial MOF keeps fruit fresh
Packaging releases plant growth regulator that slows down ripening
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PodcastQuaternary ammonium salts
Brian Clegg introduces a family of molecules that first gave fluffy softness to freshly washed clothes
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ResearchCoin catalyses chemical reaction
British one-penny coin catalyses polymerisation to make acrylics
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ResearchSwimming microrobots ‘see the invisible’
Chemically-fuelled and magnetically-guided spheres enable microscopy beyond the diffraction limit
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ResearchNanoplasters get cells into sticky situation
Nanoparticles that glue cells together could aid wound healing or stop tumour metastasis