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Biomimetic sheets offer improved chemical functionality

September 10, 2014
A two-dimensional biomimetic material with customisable properties able to self-assemble at an oil-water interface has been developed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The research could pave the way to...

Silicene promise for electronics

August 20, 2014
Thick multilayers of silicene can remain intact when exposed to air for at least 24 hours, making it a promising material for the electronic industry. Silicene is made from single,...

Perovskite – the new photovoltaic on the block

August 11, 2014
Move over graphene – there’s a new kid on the photovoltaics block – and it can be spray-painted. Spray-painting has been used to produce solar cells using organic semiconductors, but...

‘On-off switch’ controls crystal structure of graphene

May 16, 2014
American researchers have found an ‘on-off switch’ for graphene which enables them to change its crystal structure in a controlled fashion. Most materials require high temperature or pressure to change...

Rubber research leads to rarely seen hemihelix

May 1, 2014
A serendipitous discovery by scientists experimenting with elastic strips has resulted in a shape rarely seen in nature – a hemihelix. The Harvard team was trying to make two-dimensional springs...

Laser shows promise for solar cell efficiency

April 30, 2014
Solar cells based on perovskite not only excel at absorbing light but at emitting it too, turning them into low-cost lasers says an Oxbridge team. Their discovery raises expectations for...

Rotating nanoparticles cause cancer cells to self-destruct

April 29, 2014
Magnetically controlled nanoparticles which force tumour cells to self-destruct could form part of future cancer treatment, say researchers in Sweden. The team from the University of Lund have designed a...

Google Glass could aid Parkinson’s patients

April 24, 2014
Next generation wearable technology like Google Glass could be used as an assistive aid for those with the neurological condition Parkinson’s disease say researchers from Newcastle University’s Digital Interaction Group....

Antimony batteries a possibility

April 14, 2014
Scientists probing new materials for batteries have succeeded in producing uniform antimony nanocrystals which could one day be used as alternative anode materials in high-energy-density batteries.These nanocrystals are able to...

Hairy materials grown on microscale

February 27, 2014
Materials constructed of tiny little hairs self-assembled at the microscale could be used in the next generation of batteries and solar cells.The key ingredient is epoxy and when added to...

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