Materials – Page 78
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PodcastBoron nitride
Brian Clegg explains how the versatile compound boron nitride may be ‘the best kept secret in all of chemistry’
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ResearchCutting edge chemistry in 2013
We take a look back at the year’s most interesting chemical science stories
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Vibrations couple light to graphene
Independent teams realise that graphene rippled by sound waves is better at converting light to surface plasmons
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Lithium–sulfur batteries ready to go the distance
Innovative electrodes set to put electric cars in the fast lane with a new design that holds double the energy of ordinary lithium batteries
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World's smallest bubbles put chemistry under pressure
Graphene nanobubbles let scientists probe exotic chemistry like fullerene polymerisation
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Patterning graphene onto complex surfaces
Researchers hope their strategy for patterning graphene onto 3D surfaces will boost graphene’s commercial viability
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CareersThe plastics surgeon
Sarah Houlton takes a ‘Peek’ at the career of polymer chemist Alice Matthews
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News
UK failing to capitalise on graphene
Graphene may have been discovered in the UK, but report warns that country’s industry is falling behind global competitors
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US researchers create 'cleanest’ graphene yet
As a bonus a one-dimensional electrical contact was also added to the graphene to allow it to show its true electronic potential
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FeatureMagical mixtures of metals
From bronze axes to jet engines, alloys have enabled humanity’s cutting-edge technology, as Fiona Case finds out
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FeaturePaving the way to polythene
It is 50 years since Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta won the Nobel prize for their work on polymers
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Research
Graphene targets water treatment and carbon capture
Researchers demonstrate membranes that filter gases, including carbon dioxide
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ResearchAlloy rewrites phase-change rules
Zinc-gold-copper alloy experiences unprecedentedly low stress during transition, boosting time to failure
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ResearchPolymer regenerates all by itself
Elastomers heal themselves independently thanks to metathesis reaction between aromatic disulphides
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ResearchShape memory polymer hosts functional nanoparticles
A polymer that remembers its original shape after being scrunched up gives support to nanoparticles
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ResearchSelf-assembling yarn shows its strength
Chinese chemists have pulled a thread as strong as polypropylene from a simple mix of monomers
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PodcastPolyacetylene
David Lindsay explores the first of the conducting organic polymers, polyacetylene
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