Materials – Page 65
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ResearchMolecular shuttle slides into the solid state
Rotaxane ‘switch’ has been successfully wedded to a metal–organic framework
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Floppy polymer defies convention to form rigid framework
Hybrid metal–organic frameworks could be engineered with a whole set of new properties
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ResearchDefective by design
Structural disorder brings out desirable but counterintuitive phenomenon in metal–organic framework
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Fighting crime with covert nanowires
Nanobarcode is encoded and read with electron beam irradiation from a transmission electron microscope
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E-paper display draws on child’s toy
For interactivity, scientists take a leaf out of the Magna Doodle book
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ResearchDisrupting graphene
Scientists hope their comprehensive roadmap will help tease out graphene’s potential
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ResearchPhotoacoustic nanoparticles highlight uranium in the body
A study that will likely gather the interest from defence agencies around the world
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ResearchPlant-inspired plastics take shape
Polymer that responds to multiple stimuli could bring shape-shifting plastics a step closer
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ResearchLabs and wastewater cleaned with the same sponge
Domestic sponge fortuitously found to soak up bisphenol A
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ResearchFish and flowers inspire diving goggle material
Transparent surfaces for repelling oil underwater made from silica
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ResearchGraphene oxide diversifies soil bacteria
Digging deeper into the environmental impact of nanomaterial contamination
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ResearchThe Goldilocks of heterogeneous catalysis
Dangling thiols anchor palladium within MOF without poisoning its catalytic activity
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – April 2015
How do you smell? We discuss a controversial theory about odour detection, and investigate forensic toxicology
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Graphene sandwich turns water square
Water trapped between graphene sheets transformed into new type of ice
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ResearchFlexible polymer threads set to light up clothing
Multi-colour light-emitting wires can be woven or knitted into fabrics for haute couture or monitoring patients’ vital signs
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Mystery of coloured water droplets that chase and repel each other solved
Discovery could herald sprays that hoover up dirt and keep solar panels clean
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Drawn out success for far faster 3D printing
Stereolithography technique is 100 times faster than current technologies and could open the door to mass production with 3D printing
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Tough self-cleaning coating sticks it to stains
Superhydrophobic ‘paint’ can be sprayed or dip-coated onto cotton, glass and metal and survives sandpaper abrasion
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ResearchSpicing up MOFs
Framework based on the turmeric pigment curcumin delivers two drugs for the price of one