Nanoscience – Page 25
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Research3D printing reveals shark skin secrets
Facsimile skin with tiny tooth-like bumps improves shark’s swimming efficiency by 6%
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NewsMIT makes mega-investment in new nano lab
Multidisciplinary approach of $350 million MIT.nano will foster innovation and support investment in ‘state-of-the-art’ tools
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ResearchDecoding interstellar carbon
New models identify fullerenisation fingerprint in infrared signals
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Graphene made in a kitchen blender
High quality flakes of two-dimensional material exfoliated from graphite points way to bulk production
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Calculations predict new form of phosphorus
Flat layers of ‘blue phosphorus’ may have ideal properties for nano-electronics
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - April 2014
Why are researchers boycotting a conference? How can Raman spectroscopy reveal the true colours of paintings? And how can shrimp shells help clean the ocean?
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ResearchGrowing great graphene on germanium
New technique allows large scale production of defect free graphene suitable for electronics
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Graphene ribbons exceed theoretical conduction limit
Smooth-edged nanoribbons could supersede copper in nanoelectronics
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ResearchPhosphorene discovery positively impacts 2D electronics
Phosphorus is the latest element to enter flatland, where it becomes a p-type semiconductor
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OpinionWe choose to go to the muon
Subatomic sorties have uncovered strange new species, says Philip Ball. Should we give these alien atoms a place at the table?
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Warning over graphene investment scams
UK regulator says scammers are selling fake investments in graphene
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NewsRare element substitution a tricky proposition
Audit of scarce materials finds alternatives for use in modern technologies like computers and mobiles are even scarcer
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FeatureBeyond graphene
Other materials can be made into ultra-thin nanosheets. Jon Evans finds out whether they can generate the same buzz
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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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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