All Matter articles – Page 134
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FeatureLet the molecules do the talking
Using molecules rather than electronics or optics to send messages sounds far-fetched, but it’s common in nature. Nina Notman dials up some compounds and investigates
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OpinionSynthesising the midnight oil
A chemical plant on a night shift is just as lively as through the day, says Chemjobber, but for different reasons
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ResearchGraphene’s showdown with the man with the golden gun
Tests with supersonic micro-bullets show that multilayer graphene could make first-rate body armour
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ResearchFemtofluidic droplet manipulation now possible
Modular toolbox turns droplets into microreactors with volumes one billion times smaller than microtitre plate wells
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ResearchConductive clay rolled out to store energy
Simplified synthesis of a known supercapacitor produces a dough-like material with surprising energy-storing abilities
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ResearchNanomolar chemistry enables 1500 experiments in a single day
High throughput method could speed drug discovery and cut down use of costly compounds
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Nanostripe controversy in new twist
Creator of striped nanoparticles insists questions over structures have already been answered and accuses critics of a ‘personal war’
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ResearchBoron and beryllium finally shake hands
Never-before-seen bond observed between periodic table neighbours
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ResearchMagnetic resonance taken to the limit
Technique can read the spin of a single nucleus opening up a new way to investigate proteins and complex molecules
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ResearchA greener recipe for copper nanowires
Applying food chemistry to the synthesis of copper nanowires gives better control over their length
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ResearchHollow oxide can take the heat
Aluminium-based coating could protect metal components from heat, oxidation
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ReviewRare: the high-stakes race to satisfy our need for the scarcest metals on earth
Exceptional elements
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ReviewThe elements: the new guide to the building blocks of our universe
A stroll through the periodic table
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ResearchNew silicon allotrope could revolutionise solar cells
Orthorhombic structure should be able absorb light much more efficiently than ordinary silicon
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ResearchBeetle behind breath test for bank notes
Photonic crystal inks inspired by longhorn beetle could help to fight counterfeiting
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ResearchGood vibrations brighten superconductor outlook
By coupling to phonons in their selenium titanate substrate’s lattice, electrons in iron selenide become superconductive below 65K