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Fantastic ceramic

August 23, 2016
From joint replacements to microfluidics – additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, promises so much for the biomedical industry.

Nanoparticles

August 15, 2016
Transmission electron microscopy image showing self-assembled diblock copolymer nanoparticles.

Nanoparticle offers hope for future cancer treatment

July 25, 2016
A ‘smart’, biodegradeable nanoparticle has been created that can be used to target and treat tumours.

Creating a lasting smile

July 14, 2016
Can the humble autoclave really be the keystone of cutting edge Materials Science? One team from Leeds think so and here they tell us why this lab mainstay is vital...

New semiconductor production method proposed

May 25, 2016
A new production method could allow larger and more flexible solar panels, according to Penn State University scientists.

World’s smallest engine created

May 17, 2016
Scientists from the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have created the world’s tiniest engine – a few billionths of a metre – that uses light to power itself.

Solar cells one-fiftieth of a human hair created

April 4, 2016
MIT scientists have produced solar cells so small and light they can be placed on a soap bubble.

Shapeshifting material created

March 16, 2016
A new foldable material that can change shape, size and volume has been created by Harvard University researchers.

New nano device offers hope for smart contact lenses

March 9, 2016
Australian researchers have created a stretchable nanoscale device capable of manipulating light.

Apatite-like mineral

February 29, 2016
Coloured scanning electron microscopy image of an apatite-like mineral.

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