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February 26, 2003 |
Alloy lowers fuel-cell cost Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found a way to make fuel cells that are potentially cheaper and easier to manufacture than previous prototypes. The method is a step toward making the relatively clean energy-generating technology commercially viable. |
Chemistry World
February 3, 2014
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Laser writing makes 'bone like' material Researchers in Germany have used 3D laser lithography to engineer polymer microstructures that mimic the lightweight yet strong properties of cellular materials like wood and bone. |
Chemistry World
February 21, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Seashells Inspire Space Age Material The next generation of aeroplanes and spacecraft could be made from materials inspired by seashells and pearls, according to researchers in Switzerland. |
National Defense
October 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
U.S. Navy Finding New Applications For Advances In Nanotechnology The Navy is finding a slew of applications for enhanced materials arising from advances in nanotechnology. Scientists believe these improved composites eventually will help the Navy lower the cost of procuring and maintaining ships. |
Chemistry World
November 13, 2014
Thadchajini Retneswaran |
From beehive to bone cement Taking inspiration from honey bees, scientists in South Korea have incorporated a compound used in beehives into a new strong biomaterial with sustained antimicrobial properties. |
Chemistry World
October 4, 2007
Jonathan Edwards |
Transparent Film with Strength of Steel Scientists have created a transparent material with the strength and stiffness of body armor by layering nanoplates of clay between a common polymer. |
Chemistry World
January 11, 2016
Tim Wogan |
Ceramics made stronger with 3D printing A new method for 3D printing ceramic microlattices has been developed by researchers in the US. |
Chemistry World
January 12, 2012
Simon Hadlington |
Composites Reinforced in 3D A method that uses magnetic fields to align tiny structural elements within a polymer matrix has been developed by scientists in Switzerland. |
Wired
January 2001
David Pescovitz |
Stuff Love The latest new materials, from a stronger-than-cement plastic concrete that floats on water to a polymeric coating that completely prevents rust... |
Reactive Reports
September 2005
David Bradley |
Nano Surprise A surprising mechanism by which polymers form nanocomposite particles could provide researchers with a new tool for controlling the growth of such materials. |
Defense Update
Issue 3, 2004 |
Lightweight Armor Protection for Combat Vehicles This article covers the modern technologies and application of ceramic and composite armor for vehicle protection. |
Chemistry World
November 28, 2011
Jon Cartwright |
Shocking osmotic route to nanopores The new method, which uses osmosis to drive a minor component from a material, should make nanoporous materials easier to manufacture for applications such as filtration. |
Chemistry World
March 9, 2012
Fiona McKenzie |
Cleaning up antibodies for disease studies A polymer functionalized with boronic acid promises a cheap and quick way to purify antibodies for disease studies, according to scientists in China. |
Chemistry World
May 20, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
New ceramic dating process unearthed A new way to find the age of ceramic objects, such as ancient pottery, has been developed by scientists in the UK. |
Chemistry World
June 1, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Structural order gained over conducting polymer Scientists in Canada and the US have shown how it is possible to assemble ordered arrays of short chains of a commercially important conducting polymer on a metal surface. |
Chemistry World
February 28, 2006
Jon Evans |
Magnetic Appeal of Shape-Change Polymer Polymer scientists developed polymers that change shape in response to a magnetic field by incorporating magnetic iron(III)oxide nanoparticles into a shape-memory polyetherurethane compound known as TFX. |
Chemistry World
May 28, 2013
Anthony King |
Polymer tied in celtic knots Celtic knots and ancient art have inspired a new way of synthesizing polymers. The slow-motion method of controlling polymer growth produces a single chain that when linked repeatedly, intricately wraps around itself to form a dense structure. |
Chemistry World
November 10, 2011
Helen Gray |
Shrinky Dink origami powered by heat US scientists have devised a method of generating 3D structures from flat surfaces by printing patterns onto a polymeric children's toy and letting an IR heat lamp do the rest. |
