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Microbullet hits confirm graphene’s strength
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Dec 2014
Scientists at Rice University have developed a technique to fire microbullets at graphene sheets to…

Maglev to allow manufacture using soft materials
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Sep 2014
A system which allows objects to float in suspension could aid manufacturing with fragile materials…

Biomimetic sheets offer improved chemical functionality
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Sep 2014
A two-dimensional biomimetic material with customisable properties able to self-assemble at an oil-…

Silicene promise for electronics
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Aug 2014
Thick multilayers of silicene can remain intact when exposed to air for at least 24 hours, making i…

Perovskite - the new photovoltaic on the block
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Aug 2014
Move over graphene – there’s a new kid on the photovoltaics block – and it can be spray-painted.!--…

‘On-off switch’ controls crystal structure of graphene
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 May 2014
American researchers have found an ‘on-off switch’ for graphene which enables them to change its cr…

Rubber research leads to rarely seen hemihelix
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 May 2014
A serendipitous discovery by scientists experimenting with elastic strips has resulted in a shape r…

Laser shows promise for solar cell efficiency
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Apr 2014
Solar cells based on perovskite not only excel at absorbing light but at emitting it too, turning t…

Google Glass could aid Parkinson’s patients
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Apr 2014
Next generation wearable technology like Google Glass could be used as an assistive aid for those w…

Antimony batteries a possibility
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Apr 2014
Scientists probing new materials for batteries have succeeded in producing uniform antimony nanocry…

Hairy materials grown on microscale
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Feb 2014
Materials constructed of tiny little hairs self-assembled at the microscale could be used in the ne…

Gummy material could improve battery safety
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Feb 2014
A chewing gum-like material could dramatically improve the safety of lithium ion batteries by repla…

3D printing boost from cheap titanium powder
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jan 2014
The high cost of titanium powder has prohibited its use in 3D printing – with plastics being the pr…

‘Writing’ artificial membranes on graphene
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Oct 2013
Graphene has emerged as a versatile new surface on which to assemble model cell membranes mimicking…

12-sided quasicrystal discovered
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Oct 2013
A new form of a 12-sided quasicrystal has been accidentally discovered by researchers in Germany.!-…

Motorised matchsticks keep on going
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Oct 2013
Motorised microscopic matchsticks whose speed and direction of motion can be controlled have been d…

Redefining the ampere
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Jun 2013
The National Physical Laboratory and the University of Cambridge have joined forces in redefining t…

Sponge soaks up coal emissions
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Mar 2013
Materials Science
A new energy-efficient ‘solar sponge’ developed by researchers at Monash Universit…

Could Spider-Man’s web really stop a runaway train?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Feb 2013
A group of University of Leicester physics students have determined whether a scene in Spider-Man 2…

“Wandering meatloaf” snail’s teeth may improve solar cells
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Feb 2013
Materials Science
The teeth of a marine snail can be used to create less expensive, more efficient n…