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Beating the diamond-standard

January 4, 2019
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Forget diamond – when considering super-hard materials, says Metin Örnek, the search for an alternative is on…  How hard is super-hard? With advances in material science and engineering, comes the possibility...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, In Depth, Materials, Materials Science, Physics
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Two beams are better than one

December 10, 2018
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As neutron crystallography advances it is becoming a powerful scientific tool, but will it replace its well-known X-ray cousin? Not so say Matthew Blakeley and Derek Logan – rather, they...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, In Depth, Physics
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The chameleon and the crystal maze

September 17, 2018
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How a crystal structure within the skin of the famous colour-changing lizard holds the key to wearable photonic devices, next generation screens and optical communications In nature, chameleons can easily...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, In Depth, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Minding the gap

September 12, 2018
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When it comes to visualising ultra-fast phenomena, especially biological processes, there is a problem – the Terahertz gap. Now, a pan-European consortium – the EuPRAXIA project – are collaborating to...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, In Depth, Physics
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Chewing the fat

July 16, 2018
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Having already reached epidemic levels, the search for pharmaceutical approaches to tackle obesity has been tough – could clues lay in brown fat? Shahzad Ali takes up the case…Indeed, the...
Physics & Engineering
Energy, In Depth
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A real fantastic voyage

June 14, 2018
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When many still think that swarms of medical nanobots in the body are the stuff of science fiction, one group is going further and placing individual nanomotors actually within human...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The future character of medicine

March 23, 2018
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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. The...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, In Depth, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Some like it hot

March 16, 2018
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The problem of ‘hot electrons’ mean that photovoltaic cells only harvest part of the sunlight they receive. if we could harvest this excess energy, we could double the efficiency of...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Energy, Engineering, In Depth, Physics
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The legacy of Hawking radiation

March 14, 2018
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Perhaps the most powerful legacy of Stephen Hawking was the inspiration he gave to others – but his science on black holes will endure...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, In Depth, Physics
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Time to go at full charge?

February 19, 2018
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Li-ion batteries rule the world of mobile devices, however, they are far from perfect. To fully understand how to achieve higher capacity and longer lasting life needs nothing less than...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, In Depth
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