Materials – Page 77
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FeatureChemistry and the Olympics
Emma Davies looks into the vital role chemistry will play during the Olympic and Paralympic games
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Research
Building nanographene by organic synthesis
Japanese chemists are looking to direct cross-coupling of C–H bonds to build graphene from the bottom up
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Back to carbon black
Amorphous carbon could be a cheap replacement for expensive graphene in applications such as sensing and energy applications
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Business
Coca-Cola collaborates on bio-PET project
Global drinks giant Coca-Cola is teaming up with Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble to increase the use of bio-based polyethylene terephthalate
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Plastics makers to win from electric cars
Demand for lightweight plastics in electric vehicles to hit $73 million by 2017
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FeatureDyeing for a place in the sun
Can dye-sensitised solar cells compete with silicon and emerging alternatives? Phillip Broadwith investigates
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Buckyballs grow by gobbling up carbon
A quarter of a century on, the discoverer of fullerenes throws new light on their existence
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The death of nano-hype?
Consumer’s knowledge of nanotechnologies has decreased since a previous study in 2008
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Gas separation with graphene nanopores
Functionalising tiny holes in graphene should theoretically allow simple separation of a wide range of gases
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Cracks break the rules of nanofabrication
Controlled cracks offer a cheaper and easier way to create nano-sized patterns, say researchers in South Korea
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Rapid synthesis of graphene capsules
Oil absorbing graphene capsules can be synthesised in one step
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Smarter fabric for soldier uniforms
UK soldiers could soon be wearing uniforms with e-textiles woven into them
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Controlling vibrating droplets
Texture ratchets can direct droplet motion and could simplify labs-on-a-chip
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Speeding up wound healing
Using the combined benefits of chitosan and graphene to make a wound-healing membrane
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Graphene puts wet chemistry under microscope
A cover slip made of graphene allows chemists to visualise nanocrystal formation in unprecedented detail
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Hydrogen that mimics graphene
Dense, solid hydrogen forms six-atom rings under high pressure and could be a stepping stone to a metallic form
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Careers
Support specialists
Emma Davies finds out how Phosphonics is capitalising on designer functionalised materials that capture and catalyse with tailor-made chemistry