Materials – Page 61

Research
Metal foam armour shatters bullets

2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Composite metal foams could form the basis for next-generation bulletproof armour
Research
Technetium carbide refuted

2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

Proof that the compound cannot exist after all
Research
Colour-changing polymer adapts camouflage to vegetation and desert

2016-04-06T00:00:00Z

Fabric flips from green to brown when a voltage is applied
Research
Polymer repairs itself at body temperature

2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

New material could enable self-healing wound dressings
Opinion
Wired for success

2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

The conductive power of metals has been exploited for generations
Research
New forms of 2D boron synthesised

2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

Flat boron allotropes could find a future use in nanoelectronics
News
$1 billion x-ray laser upgrade begins at SLAC

2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

Construction begins on world’s brightest x-ray laser
Podcast
Mauveine

2016-03-30T00:00:00Z

Michael Freemantle with a colourful account of the birth of synthetic organic chemistry
News
High pressure science attempts to unravel metallic hydrogen maze

2016-03-30T00:00:00Z

Scientists believe they are inching closer to finding elusive state of hydrogen
Research
Grubbs’ catalyst drives tyre recycling

2016-03-29T00:00:00Z

Rubbery networks broken down into reusable materials
Research
Mouldable thermosets get a makeover

2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

Dynamic epoxy resin gives rise to reusable thermoset fibre-reinforced polymer composites
Research
Whipping oils into a frenzy

2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

Armour plated bubbles are the key to stable, temperature sensitive air-in-oil foams
Feature
Soft robots get a grip

2016-03-18T00:00:00Z

Rachel Brazil looks at how chemists are helping make robots with a more gentle touch
Podcast
Fluorescein

2016-03-16T00:00:00Z

Kat Arney discovers the compound that first coloured the Chicago river green for St Patrick’s Day
Research
Nano repair bots mimic wound healing to seal cracks

2016-03-16T00:00:00Z

Janus particles swim to site of damaged electrical circuit and get it working again
Research
Semi-conductivity between the sheets

2016-03-16T00:00:00Z

Manipulating MXene layers delivers the first semiconductor in the family
Review
The elements of power: guns, gadgets and the struggle for a sustainable future in the rare metal age

2016-03-16T00:00:00Z

A tantalising prospect
Research
Squid beak insight shifts chitosan composites up the pecking order

2016-03-15T00:00:00Z

Lightweight organic composite with tuneable mechanical properties mimics cephalopod beak
Research
Best icephobic coating ever created gives ice the slip

2016-03-11T00:00:00Z

Polymer material could protect planes and wind turbines from potentially catastrophic build-ups of ice
Podcast
Sodium hypochlorite

2016-03-09T00:00:00Z

What do hygienic work surfaces have in common with 19th century French violins? Brian Clegg finds out.