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3D printing boost from cheap titanium powder

January 22, 2014
The high cost of titanium powder has prohibited its use in 3D printing – with plastics being the preferred alternative – but Rotherham-based Metalysis have developed a new way to...

Network nanotrain arrives on time

December 16, 2013
Powered by nanoscale motors and controlled by DNA – the latest tiny self-assembling transport networks have been built by researchers in the UK.The nanotrain system can construct its own network...

Nanoparticles by design

December 11, 2013
Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in designing and creating multicomponent nanoparticles with controlled shape and structure.These multicomponent nanoparticles contain two or more materials – in this case silicon...

‘Writing’ artificial membranes on graphene

October 23, 2013
Graphene has emerged as a versatile new surface on which to assemble model cell membranes mimicking those in the human body, with potential applications in sensors, disease detection and drug...

12-sided quasicrystal discovered

October 17, 2013
A new form of a 12-sided quasicrystal has been accidentally discovered by researchers in Germany.Quasicrystals are a lot like crystals but have one major exception – the pattern of their...

Motorised matchsticks keep on going

October 11, 2013
Motorised microscopic matchsticks whose speed and direction of motion can be controlled have been developed by an interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Warwick.By adding a small amount...

Carbon nanotube acts as size sorter

October 7, 2013
Tiny molecules passing through nanotubes can be propelled or slowed down depending on their size say researchers who found that nanotubes are more selective than previously thought.A team from MIT,...

Redefining the ampere

June 10, 2013
The National Physical Laboratory and the University of Cambridge have joined forces in redefining the ampere in terms of fundamental constants of physics.Published in Nature Nanotechnology, the researchers describe the...

Sponge soaks up coal emissions

March 13, 2013
Materials ScienceA new energy-efficient ‘solar sponge’ developed by researchers at Monash University and CSIRO could drastically cut carbon emissions. The sponge is made from photosensitive material called a metal organic...

Could Spider-Man’s web really stop a runaway train?

February 27, 2013
A group of University of Leicester physics students have determined whether a scene in Spider-Man 2 is scientifically accurate. The group of fourth year MPhys students calculated the material properties...

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