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The materials that will be game-changers in solar technology, medical applications, defense technologies and nanotechnology.
Magnetic material improves de-icing
Icy conditions can be deadly, whether you're flying into bad weather or too close to power transmission lines…
It seems that all the autumn leaves are falling…and you might want to pick…
Autumn leaves contain a range of interesting substances such as pigments, carbohydrates, proteins and compounds…
Droplet size distribution determined via new method
If you’ve ever splattered paint on a canvas or sprayed a cookie sheet with oil, you likely created — aside from…
The seagull diet: Sea food and eat it
Ocean-faring birds are sometimes found with bellies full of plastic. But very little research examines why…
Semiconductors are a girl’s best friend?
Due to its optoelectronic and mechanical properties, which make it ideal for a variety of applications,…
I can see clearly now the rain has gone
I can see all obstacles in my way...
Water-shedding coating for car windshields wins $10k grand prize at…
Stronger silk produced by feeding silkworms graphene
A team of researchers at Tsinghua University in China has found that adding graphene or carbon nanotubes to the…
Getting two-dimensional materials under control
Methods to control defects in two-dimensional materials, such as graphene, that may lead to improved membranes for…
Growing old gracefully by preventing free radicals
Free radicals destroy our cells, all human organisms are attacked by them and over times they contribute to us…
Materials discovery and the survival of the fittest battle
Paving the way for the development of dynamically-evolving polymers that form spontaneously by adapting to their…