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Invisible wires could improve solar efficiency

December 29, 2015
News
Scientists have found a way to improve solar cell design, improving efficiency and lowering the cost of solar cells.
Materials
Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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Electrical paper material developed

December 24, 2015
News
Swedish scientists have developed a paper-like material with the ability to store electricity.
Materials
Nanotechnology
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A hole new approach

December 11, 2015
Insight
Jemma Rowlandson tells us how nanoporous materials are set to take on the world, and win
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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New material for water desalination

December 2, 2015
News
Engineers at the University of Illinois have developed an energy efficient material for desalinating seawater.
Materials
Materials Science
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Characterising the future of medicine

October 13, 2015
Feature
Nanotechnology offers great promise for the improvement of the treatment of a number of diseases. However, access to the expertise and methodologies required to characterise new nanomaterials is limited. Now,...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Graphene ‘relative’ discovered

September 21, 2015
News
Scientists have found a new two dimensional material that resembles the structure of graphene. An international team of researchers led by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) used...
Materials
Materials Science
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Mind on matter – Mark Miodownik speaks up for Materials Science

September 14, 2015
Insight
Professor Mark Miodownik, Materials Scientist, Engineer and Broadcaster tells us about his current work and why we should love our material world You’ve recently published a paper on material stimuli...
Chemistry, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science, Physics
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1% battery, shutting down now. How biology can solve a very modern problem…

August 6, 2015
Feature
The key to the next big leap in battery technology is buried deep within our own cells says Dr Carol Lynn Curchoe – but can we harness it to create...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, In Depth, Materials, Materials Science, Pharmaceutical
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Top physics prize awarded to Professor Yablonovitch

July 7, 2015
News
The Institute of Physics has awarded its’ highest International award – the Isaac Newton Medal and Prize – to Professor Eli Yablonovitch for his work on photonic crystals. Professor Yablonovitch...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Materials Science, Physics
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Weld precision taken to the next level

June 23, 2015
News
By using a new laser method, scientists have created the world’s smallest plastic weld. Scientists at the TWI research organisation and the University of Cambridge used electron beam (EB) lithography...
Materials
Materials Science
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