All articles by Tim Wogan – Page 9
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ResearchInorganic semiconductor has metal-like ductility
Pliable silver sulfur material may find uses in flexible electronics
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ResearchA way to visualise valence electrons
Simulations suggest an existing technique could be used to track the movement of electrons during a reaction
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ResearchGlimpse of water's superionic state may explain icy giants' oddities
Bizarre state of water with solid and liquid properties offers answer to Neptune and Uranus’ magnetic field mystery
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ResearchAtom thin mirrors’ reflectivity can be turned on and off
Molybdenum diselenide layer mirrors could have optoelectronic applications
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ResearchFears that ancient methane could add to warming may be unfounded
Methane released from Arctic seafloor appears to be metabolised by bacteria
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ResearchPrecision approach may have spotted coldest liquid water droplets ever made
Supercooled droplets come in at chilly -43ºC with highly accurate temperature measurements
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ResearchGraphene transformed into diamond under pressure
Effect unique to bilayer graphene could be exploited to make ultrathin protective coatings
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ResearchElectric eels inspire stunning new hydrogel
Material modelled on ion channelling cells could one day power soft, implantable pacemakers or sensors
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ResearchBatteries made safer with fire-extinguishing electrolytes
Non-flammable salts form a stabilising layer over anodes of lithium-ion batteries
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ResearchBeam isotope separation could sift lighter elements
Bouncing neon off a surface allows collection of specific isotope
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ResearchReversible textile can keep you both cool and warm
Composite material can both suppress and enhance a body’s heat loss depending on which way round it is
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ResearchHeavy elements forged by cataclysmic cosmic collision
First sighting of two neutron stars merging reveals how heavy elements are synthesised
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ResearchMethane-led climate change explains early Mars’ wet spells
Red planet’s wobbles could have led to melting of methane clathrates and warming
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ResearchTitanium analysis puts new date on Earth’s continental crust
Tectonic plates may have begun colliding 500 million years earlier than previously thought
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ResearchSelf-destructing circuits mimic Mission: impossible tape
Transient electronics with programmable shelf-life could be handy for medicine and military
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ResearchPutting a new spin on things
In the next part of our future of chemistry series we look at how diamond defects could transform everything from NMR to fighting cancer
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ResearchSingle-cell imaging spots resistant infections in less than half an hour
Microfluidic device allows speedy susceptibility testing so the right antibiotic can be given
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ResearchAncient ocean oxygen tracked using thallium
Cretaceous oceans gradually lost oxygen before the dramatic anoxic event that led to mass extinction
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ResearchNon-metal catalyst reduces carbon dioxide to liquid fuels
Conductive polydopamine channels electrons far more selectively than metal catalysts
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ResearchPlasmonic catalyst makes light work of carbon monoxide
Hybrid nanoparticles harness photons to catalyse important reaction for fuel cells