Materials – Page 69
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FeatureThe power of perovskites
Andy Extance finds out how the efficiency of perovskite solar cells has risen so quickly
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ResearchStefano Farris: Food packaging chemistry
Stefano Farris discusses how his research could help reduce the amount of plastic used to wrap ham, cheese and pasta
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PodcastMagnesium oxide
You may have created it in a fiery flash or taken it to soothe a burning stomach. Simon Cotton on magnesium oxide
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ResearchSwellable polymer sponges up CO2
‘Knitted benzene’ polymer network outperforms commercial carbon dioxide sorbents under harsh conditions
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PodcastAntifreeze glycoproteins
Why don’t fish freeze in sub-zero seas? Helen Scales introduces the compounds that protect them - antifreeze glycoproteins
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Research3D printed reactionware hots up
New materials created in printed plastic vessels that can withstand high temperatures
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - August 2014
This month, how artificial comets may explain the origins of asymmetry in life. Plus, we speak to Martyn Poliakoff
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ResearchUnderwater self-healing polymer mimics mussels
Temporary hydrogen bonding network stitches damage as the material fuses together
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ResearchPlant plastics reach for the stars
Star-shaped additives transform rice starch into a useful transparent plastic
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ResearchBetter batteries with pure lithium anodes
Protective carbon nanosphere coating overcomes lithium problems, pointing the way to improved capacity
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ResearchPropeller-shaped molecules give 2D polymers lift-off
Chemists’ synthetic answer to graphene – flat polymer sheets a molecule thick – could be tailored to many applications
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ResearchMagnetic nanocubes self-assemble into spirals
Tiny cubes of magnetite form superstructures under a magnetic field
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NewsEurope mulls best way to handle nanotech
Some countries have gone it alone and started registers of nanomaterials while the EU considers its options
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ResearchPolymer changes colour in the heat of the moment
Stabilising thermochromic polymers with peptides significantly increases their responsiveness
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Research‘Greener’ blue fireworks safer and less toxic
Environmentally friendly pyrotechnic cuts out the perchlorates by replacing them with copper iodide