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Renewable energy branches out

December 4, 2017
A team from the US have found a way to convert one of the World’s most abundant polymer – lignin –into a renewable biomass source.

Graphene’s usefulness in space to be tested

August 7, 2017
Two experiments this autumn will test graphene’s viability for space applications.The first experiment will observe if graphene-based coatings can improve efficiency in loop heat pipes, found in satellite cooling systems....

Graphene electrodes key to burgeoning electronic field

July 17, 2017
An international team of researchers have found a new way to tune the functionality of next-generation electronic devices – using graphene electrodes.

Breakthrough in transistor production could revolutionise electronics

May 15, 2017
Researchers in Dublin have created nanometre-thick film transistors entirely of two-dimensional nanomaterials, opening up a wide array of potential future applications.  Using standard electronic printing techniques, graphene flakes were combined...

Newly created sieve could make seawater drinkable

May 3, 2017
Scientists from the University of Manchester have created a sieve that can filter common salts, providing drinking water from seawater.

Novel nanofibre boosts hopes for future energy methods

March 20, 2017
The creation of a new nanofibre could help enable the production of next generation rechargeable batteries, according to US researchers.

Metal-organic frameworks structure scrutinised

March 2, 2017
New high-sensitivity cameras have enabled researchers to better understand the atomic structure of metal-organic frameworks.

Self-assembly brightens LED future

February 14, 2017
Researchers at Princeton, have created a technique enabling the self-assembly of perovskite crystals to produce more efficient, stable and durable LEDs.

Everywoman in Tech award goes to chemical engineer

February 10, 2017
A Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath has won the Academic Award in the UK’s biggest programme championing women in technology.

Self-assembling materials discovered

February 6, 2017
Researchers at the Academy of Finland have discovered gold nanoclusters that can self-assemble to form two and three-dimensional materials

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