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China’s graphene dominance set to subside
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 23 May 2019
China's leading position in the graphene market may slip, according to a report from IDTechEx Resea…
Sand ‘bubbles’ flow like liquid
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 3 May 2019
Gravitational instabilities in granular particles of different densities could help us understand h…
Heat waves in graphite
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 4 Apr 2019
Heat has been found to behave like sound as it moves through graphite. Using a system of lasers, MI…
2D material improves in space
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 20 Mar 2019
Materials consisting of a single layer of atoms could be used in space missions due to their resili…
Hydrogel harvests water from the air
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 18 Mar 2019
A new solar powered technology absorbs moisture from the air and returns it as clean water.!--more-…
Spider silk twists like muscle
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 5 Mar 2019
The presence of an amino acid in spider silk causes its fibres to contract and twist when exposed t…
Graphene capillaries
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 21 Feb 2019
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have made atomic-scale capillaries with the material…
Graphene turned into dough for transport
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 29 Jan 2019
Graphene in the form of malleable dough could be more economical to store and transport and less pr…
Graphene centre
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 16 Jan 2019
A £60 million graphene research centre has been opened at the University of Manchester following fu…
Liquid crystal elastomer morphs on-demand
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 21 Dec 2018
Rice University researchers have developed a liquid crystal elastomer that morphs between two diffe…
Artificial synapse created from nanowire memristor
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 6 Dec 2018
A German team has built an artificial synapse from nanowires that can replicate functions of biolog…
Flexibility of crystal surfaces shown in real-time
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 4 Dec 2018
Real-time imaging has shown the flexibility of crystal surfaces upon the introduction of a guest mo…
Flexible charge-storage developed for clothing
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 21 Nov 2018
Materials scientists from the US have developed a method for making a charge-storing system that is…
Molecular ruby used as optical pressure sensor
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 20 Jul 2018
Chemists have developed a molecular system capable of very precise optical pressure measurements.
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Electronic skin stretched to new limits
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 2 Jul 2018
A research team in Saudi Arabia have found that metal carbide within a hydrogel composite senses, s…
Boron set to become king of the nanotubes
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 4 Jun 2018
Boron nitride nanotubes are primed to become major building blocks for next-generation composite an…
Graphene spikes slice away infection
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 8 May 2018
A tiny layer of graphene flakes could become a deadly weapon against bacteria according to scientis…
Creating and deleting magnets with a laser
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 1 May 2018
An international team of scientists have found a way to write and delete magnets in an alloy using …
Big success for UK nanodots
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 25 Apr 2018
A UK manufacturer of cadmium-free quantum dots and nanomaterials, is expanding after signing an agr…
Bone printing collaboration
hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 23 Apr 2018
A manufacturer of structural zirconia ceramics, has entered into a research project with a Portugue…
