Materials – Page 55
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ResearchOld CDs recycled into valuable plastic
One pot technique can turn polycarbonates into polymer used in specialist engineering and medical roles
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ResearchOrigami tubes curl up with water
Nanostructured material folding mimics touch-sensitive plant and technology might find its way into artificial muscles
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ResearchBringing ferrocene full circle
Cyclic oligomers made from iconic organometallic compound hold possibilities for electronics
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FeatureThe next generation
Elinor Hughes catches up with some of the latest materials and processes in photovoltaics research
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ResearchDrawing designer COFs
Microfluidics pave way for making unique covalent organic framework materials
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ResearchMiniature carbon bottles hold promise as nano-reactors
Nanobubbles with hydrophobic interiors also have potential as drug delivery agents
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NewsOpening the gated membrane floodgates
A layer of liquid creates switchable, anti-fouling membranes for water purification, biofuel processing and lab-on-chip applications
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NewsBetter windows with aerogels
Researchers have developed ways of making improved, cheaper transparent silica aerogel composites that could revolutionise windows
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ResearchSingle-molecule switch flipped on and off by light
A light-controlled electrical switch has been made from a single photosensitive molecule
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ResearchQuasicrystals on a collision course with Earth
Natural quasicrystals may form from object collisions in the solar system
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ResearchMOF in a bottle
Waste plastic bottles become a source for porous metal–organic framework synthesis
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ResearchMetal ion swap improves artificial enzymes
Substituting iron with iridium expands the catalytic capacity of metalloenzymes
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ResearchPerovskites spun out into stable solar cells
Device beats previous efficiency record of 15.6%, reaching nearly 20%
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ResearchLight and heat flip compound between phases
UV light and heat induce reversible switch between ionic liquid and coordination polymer
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ResearchTutankhamun’s burial dagger is ‘extra-terrestrial’ in origin
Analysis of the iron in the 3000-year-old mummy’s dagger suggests it originally came from a meteorite
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OpinionPlastic not so fantastic
The world has a big problem with small plastics and the time to act is now
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ResearchGas trap could drive down cost of key commodity chemical
Material can separate contaminant from the world’s biggest organic chemical feedstuff – ethylene – and cut its carbon footprint
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ResearchIBM-led team aims molecular antivirus at buildings and people
Polymers initially targeting cleaning wipes stop 11 different viruses entering cells
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ResearchCrawling chemical system acts as if it’s alive
Intriguing globule that moves, eats and defecates