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Network nanotrain arrives on time

December 16, 2013
News
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...
Materials
Nanotechnology
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Nanoparticles by design

December 11, 2013
News
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...
Materials
Nanotechnology
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Keeping tabs on nanoparticles

December 4, 2013
Feature
As the importance of nanoparticles increases in both industry and academia, measuring and characterising them is becoming vital. With legislative issues also becoming a concern, a technique is needed which...
Materials
In Depth, Materials, Materials Science
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‘Writing’ artificial membranes on graphene

October 23, 2013
News
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...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Materials Science
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12-sided quasicrystal discovered

October 17, 2013
News
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...
Materials
Materials Science
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Motorised matchsticks keep on going

October 11, 2013
News
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...
Materials
Materials Science
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Carbon nanotube acts as size sorter

October 7, 2013
News
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,...
Materials
Nanotechnology
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From metallurgist to artist

July 18, 2013
Feature
When David Starley, an archaeometallurgist-inspired artist, wanted to restore and conserve a 12th century stained glass window at Canterbury Cathedral he turned to materials science. Here we get an insight...
Materials
In Depth, Materials, Materials Science
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Redefining the ampere

June 10, 2013
News
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...
Materials
Materials Science
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Sponge soaks up coal emissions

March 13, 2013
News
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...
Earth & Environmental, Materials
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Materials Science
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