All articles by Tim Wogan – Page 14
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ResearchDesigning blue organic LEDs from scratch
Researchers believe their work will help others produce highly efficient, metal-free devices
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ResearchCool idea for zero-carbon air conditioning that requires no power source
Surface reflects sunlight and emits heat so well that in midday heat it’s 5°C cooler than its surroundings
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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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ResearchEarth ripe for life soon after formation
Isotope ratios show asteroids delivered water to Earth early on in its history
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ResearchFolding rules used to build unnatural proteins
Understanding protein folding and stability leads to new proteins with hopes of creating structures that can perform novel chemistry
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Nanodiamonds add some sparkle to imaging
Tiny diamonds can be used to visualise cells and tissues and could deliver drugs too
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ResearchSolar wind whips up water on moon
Isotopic analysis shows that water on Earth’s satellite is created by proton bombardment
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ResearchPhotosynthesis-free route to oxygen gives early Earth atmosphere clues
Oxygen can be produced from carbon dioxide using UV radiation
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ResearchPerovskite solar cells show hydrogen production promise
Highly efficient solar cells and catalysts made from cheap, common materials use sunlight to split water
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ResearchPainkiller found in plants may not be natural after all
Cow pats from cattle fed tramadol could explain how the drug came to be in an African herb
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ResearchYeast turned into morphine and opioid biofactories
Scientists hope that biotech route could protect the drug supply chain from harvest failures and problems with illicit use
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ResearchBetter batteries with pure lithium anodes
Protective carbon nanosphere coating overcomes lithium problems, pointing the way to improved capacity
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ResearchFirst experimental evidence of a boron fullerene
Distorted 40-boron atom fullerene detected mixed with quasiplanar isomer
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ResearchMiller’s forgotten experiments point to primitive protein genesis
50-year-old test tubes hold clues to formation of peptide bonds – and life – on early Earth
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ResearchUnusual 2D silica allotrope predicted
Simulations say graphene-like silica would become thicker when stretched
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Squid skin conductor for bioelectronics
Transistors made from reflectin protein could bridge the gap between electronic and biological systems
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ResearchNew thermoset plastics simple to recycle
IBM researchers create polymers that breakdown in acidic conditions
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ResearchFingertip sweat pore maps to catch criminals
Unique pore patterns captured by water responsive polymer identifies fingerprints that are impossible to scrutinise using conventional technologies
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ResearchChemistry calculations reveal Earth's inner core
Higher levels of oxygen suggest early Earth may have been hotter than some model predict
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ResearchPolymer sets new self-healing record
Material mimics animal healing forming a scaffold to support repair of holes over 3cm wide