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Plastic (not so) fantastic

January 11, 2018
Insight
Microplastic pollution of the oceans is a deadly ecological problem, yet oddly we cant find 99% of it. Can the “lost” plastic be found with a dye normally associated with...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science
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Do we need to be more negative?

October 17, 2017
Feature
As nanotech applications become more diverse, the need for reliable vibration control has become critical says Dr David Platus. Forget air tables or even bungee cords – he thinks negative...
Materials
In Depth, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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New catalyst to revolutionise battery technology

October 4, 2017
News
Researchers in Australia have discovered a method that enables them to overcome a major drawback of zinc-air batteries, raising hopes for their widespread inclusion in everyday electronics.
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Materials Science
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Long range communication barriers broken

September 27, 2017
News
Researchers in the US have successfully demonstrated that devices running on nearly no power can transmit data across almost three kilometres.
Materials
Materials Science
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New ultrathin device powered by everyday motion

September 24, 2017
News
Researchers in the US have created a new ultrathin energy harvesting system that can be powered by human motion.
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Materials Science
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Warning over dangerous coal-based nanoparticle

August 22, 2017
News
Potentially dangerous nanoparticles produced through coal combustion have been discovered by scientists in the US. These titanium suboxide nanoparticles are as small as 100 millionths of a metre. Unless captured...
Materials
Nanotechnology
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Zinc oxide crystals

July 10, 2017
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This image displays the intergrowth of Zinc oxide crystals.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Focal Point, Geology, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Physics
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Bringing the Sun down to Earth

July 10, 2017
Feature
Technical difficulties, experimental dead-ends and eye-watering development costs – yet the gargantuan challenge of taming nuclear fusion power is certainly within reach says Dr Andrew Kirk as he talks us...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, In Depth, Materials, Materials Science, Physics
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New conducting sheets hint at smaller electronics

June 19, 2017
News
Smaller electronic devices could be possible after scientists discover a new way to create extremely thin and reconfigurable electrical conducting sheets.
Materials
Nanotechnology
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Using chemistry to get knotted

May 18, 2017
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Chemists at the University of Manchester have managed to tie a rather unusual knot – in fact it is the most complex molecular knot ever made. Professor David Leigh tells...
Chemistry, Materials
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Interviews, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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