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Graphene centre

January 16, 2019
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A £60 million graphene research centre has been opened at the University of Manchester following funding from UK Research and Innovation. The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) will engage with...
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Liquid crystal elastomer morphs on-demand

December 21, 2018
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Rice University researchers have developed a liquid crystal elastomer that morphs between two different shapes.Shapes programmed into the shape-shifting polymer appear in ambient conditions and melt away with the application...
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Artificial synapse created from nanowire memristor

December 6, 2018
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A German team has built an artificial synapse from nanowires that can replicate functions of biological synapses.The component, developed by a team at Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen Universities, is...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
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Flexibility of crystal surfaces shown in real-time

December 4, 2018
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Real-time imaging has shown the flexibility of crystal surfaces upon the introduction of a guest molecule.Researchers at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) observed flexible and dynamic changes...
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Nanotech specialist expands at The Heath

November 29, 2018
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The Heath science park has created a new research and development facility for Nanoco Group – a leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and nanomaterials.The new...
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Molecular motor powered by light alone

November 23, 2018
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Chemists have developed the first molecular motor that can be powered by just light, irrespective of temperature.Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet’s Henry Dube and student Aaron Gerwien developed the motor, or chemical carousel, which...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Energy, Nanotechnology
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Flexible charge-storage developed for clothing

November 21, 2018
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Materials scientists from the US have developed a method for making a charge-storing system that is easily integrated into clothing.A major factor holding back development of wearable biosensors for health...
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Metal enzymes

November 20, 2018
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An international team of researchers has transferred certain structural characteristics of natural enzymes, which ensure particularly high catalytic activity, to metallic nanoparticles. The chemical reactions took place within channels inside...
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Nanotechnology
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Optical storage speeds up data processing

November 16, 2018
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Researchers are developing a new type of optical memory storage unit that works with photons of light rather than electrons in standard magnetic storage devices.Researchers at the University of Gothenberg...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Nanotechnology, Physics
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Molecular ruby used as optical pressure sensor

July 20, 2018
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Chemists have developed a molecular system capable of very precise optical pressure measurements.The team at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and at the Université de Montréal created a ‘molecular ruby’ that...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Materials Science
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