Materials – Page 62

Opinion
Towards a new plastics economy

2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Global change is needed to avert disaster, says the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Podcast
Cadmium telluride

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

It may not be the best material for solar cells but it has some distinct advantages
Feature
Plastic problems

2016-04-22T00:00:00Z

Tiny pieces of plastic may be doing as much harm in our oceans and waterways as the big stuff, finds Nina Notman
Careers
Marine paint innovation

2016-04-21T00:00:00Z

Nina Notman visits the AkzoNobel site in Gateshead and meets the scientists designing the next generation of environmentally-friendly marine paints
Research
Dissolving electrodes could ease pain of epilepsy surgery

2016-04-20T00:00:00Z

Electronics could identify areas of brain for treatment and then melt away after use with no need for surgical removal
Research
Graphene sponge soaks up good vibrations

2016-04-20T00:00:00Z

Material could enhance artificial skin with tactile sensors
Research
Smart bandages you press for antibacterial action

2016-04-18T00:00:00Z

Only releasing antibacterials when needed leave bacteria with no time to adapt
Research
3D printing enters the next dimension

2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

Introducing 4D polymer printing
Research
Mouth-puckering molecule inspires fish-catching glove

2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

Relevance of measuring tannic acid’s friction-increasing astringency reaches beyond food
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
News
$1 billion x-ray laser upgrade begins at SLAC

2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

Construction begins on world’s brightest x-ray laser
Research
New forms of 2D boron synthesised

2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

Flat boron allotropes could find a future use in nanoelectronics
Opinion
Wired for success

2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

The conductive power of metals has been exploited for generations
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
Podcast
Mauveine

2016-03-30T00:00:00Z

Michael Freemantle with a colourful account of the birth of synthetic organic chemistry
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