Materials – Page 73

News
UK failing to capitalise on graphene

2013-11-01T00:00:00Z

Graphene may have been discovered in the UK, but report warns that country’s industry is falling behind global competitors
Research
US researchers create 'cleanest’ graphene yet

2013-10-31T00:00:00Z

As a bonus a one-dimensional electrical contact was also added to the graphene to allow it to show its true electronic potential
Podcast
Nitinol

2013-10-23T00:00:00Z

Sitting on your glasses is no longer a death sentence for spectacles, thanks to shape memory alloys like nitinol
Feature
Magical mixtures of metals

2013-10-18T00:00:00Z

From bronze axes to jet engines, alloys have enabled humanity’s cutting-edge technology, as Fiona Case finds out
Feature
Paving the way to polythene

2013-10-11T00:00:00Z

It is 50 years since Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta won the Nobel prize for their work on polymers
Research
Graphene targets water treatment and carbon capture

2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

Researchers demonstrate membranes that filter gases, including carbon dioxide
Research
Alloy rewrites phase-change rules

2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

Zinc-gold-copper alloy experiences unprecedentedly low stress during transition, boosting time to failure
Research
Polymer regenerates all by itself

2013-09-13T00:00:00Z

Elastomers heal themselves independently thanks to metathesis reaction between aromatic disulphides
Research
Shape memory polymer hosts functional nanoparticles

2013-09-10T00:00:00Z

A polymer that remembers its original shape after being scrunched up gives support to nanoparticles
Research
Self-assembling yarn shows its strength

2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Chinese chemists have pulled a thread as strong as polypropylene from a simple mix of monomers
Podcast
Polyacetylene

2013-08-21T00:00:00Z

David Lindsay explores the first of the conducting organic polymers, polyacetylene
Podcast
Chitin

2013-08-14T00:00:00Z

It’s the compound that creates a lucrative market from leftover lobster. Emma Stoye introduces chitin
Research
Squid skin material invisible to infrared cameras

2013-08-12T00:00:00Z

Cephalopod-inspired surface can tune its reflectivity using chemical stimuli
News
France expands investment in nanotechnology

2013-08-08T00:00:00Z

Prime minister pledges €600 million for five-year R&D program
Research
First polymer LED that stays lit up when stretched and scrunched

2013-07-29T00:00:00Z

Wafer thin light-emitting film pushes flexible electronics to the limits
Research
Chemists welcome newest member of nanocarbon family

2013-07-15T00:00:00Z

Unique warped structure has properties distinct from other carbon allotropes such as graphene, fullerene and nanotubes
Review
Dendrimers, dendrons and dendritic polymers

2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

Branching out
Research
Green graphene band-aid

2013-07-07T00:00:00Z

Graphene could become a new type of antimicrobial material for everyday use
Podcast
PVC

2013-07-03T00:00:00Z

To some it looks cheap and nasty, for others it’s a sensible (or even sexy) design decision. Brian Clegg wraps himself in PVC
Research
Molecular transistor for cheaper, greener electronics

2013-06-27T00:00:00Z

Reduced graphene oxide electrode enables photoswitchable layer to be employed