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Plant material aligns to make tough aerogels Japanese scientists have used nanocellulose fibers extracted from plants to create a new type of aerogel that is not only transparent and thermally insulating, but also mechanically tough.   |
Chemistry World
May 10, 2011
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Nanodiamond aerogel hammered out on anvil US researchers have transformed a common amorphous aerogel into a nanodiamond aerogel simply by applying pressure and heat in the presence of neon. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2007
Lewis Brindley |
Novel Aerogels to Absorb Toxic Heavy Metals Scientists in the US have developed a new family of aerogels that preferentially soak up heavy metals from contaminated solutions. |
Technology Research News
February 23, 2005 |
Process yields semiconductor foam Researchers from Wayne State University have made crystalline aerogels -- new semiconductor materials that are very porous, giving them very high surface areas. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
Neil Savage |
Superstrong Artificial Muscles and More From New Nanotube Material Sheets of carbon nanotubes could make strong, stretchy artificial muscles with amazing properties |
Popular Mechanics
April 2006
Leslie Sabbagh |
Survival of the Oldest Payload Ever: The Stardust Spacecraft Returns to Earth After seven years and 2.9 billion miles, the Stardust spacecraft sent back to Earth the oldest material ever collected. |
Reactive Reports
December 2003
David Bradley |
Airy magnets Spanish researchers have created a new type of magnetic material that is ultra-light and transparent. The airy magnets could have applications in flat screen displays and magneto-optical memory devices for computers. |
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003 |
See-through magnets hang tough Researchers from the Independent University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Zaragoza in Spain have found a way to form transparent, durable, lightweight magnets that maintain their magnetism in magnetic fields and high temperatures. |
Chemistry World
January 22, 2013
James Urquhart |
Mopping up oil spills with marshmallows Japanese researchers have developed a marshmallow-like material that can mop up hydrocarbons like a sponge and can then be wrung out. The work could one day lead to a cheap and simple solution for cleaning up large oil spills. |
Technology Research News
April 7, 2004 |
Fiber spun from nanotube smoke Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have developed a relatively simple way to manufacture continuous fibers of carbon nanotubes. |
Chemistry World
November 11, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Nanotubes to soak up oil spills Chinese chemists have made sturdy nanotube sponges that can selectively absorb oil and volatile chemicals in preference to water. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2008
Sarah Adee |
New Water Technology Headed for Parched Places Capacitive deionization to debut in drought-struck Australia. |
Chemistry World
November 30, 2015
Emma Stoye |
20 carat gold foam lighter than a feather The 20 carat gold 'foam' is a thousand times lighter than its solid counterpart, and the lightest gold nugget ever to be made. |
Chemistry World
November 17, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Metallic Microlattice 'Lightest Structure Ever' Researchers in the US have broken the world record for the lightest structural material. The new nickel-phosphorus lattice is as light as a feather. |
