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Chemistry World
February 5, 2013
Cara E Sutton |
'Invisible gates' trap water droplets Researchers in Japan have created a novel superhydrophobic hybrid surface that can separate water droplets sliding down it based on nothing more than their size.   |
Chemistry World
September 6, 2013
Jeanne Therese Andres |
All-in-one 3D printing Imagine printing anything from electronic devices to artificial bones using the same 3D printer. Now, scientists have developed a universal approach for printing materials with easy-to-modify surfaces to eliminate the need for multiple 3D printers. |
Chemistry World
January 17, 2012
Simon Hadlington |
Rainbow Hued Graphene Oxide Repels Water Scientists in China have used a laser to carve out a pattern of ridges and valleys on layered graphene oxide to mimic two of nature's tricks in one go - iridescence and superhydrophobicity. |
Chemistry World
October 27, 2014
Emma Cooper |
Self-cleaning surfaces from scrap silicone Scientists in China have made a mechanically stable superhydrophobic material from waste silicone. |
Chemistry World
November 11, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Design rules for wet-proof materials A new series of equations should allow scientists to design the ultimate unwettable surfaces, according to Robert Cohen and Gareth McKinley at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2012
Phillip Broadwith |
Remote controlled omniphobic surface Chemists in the US have developed a material that normally resists wetting by both aqueous and organic liquids, but can have this property 'switched off' using a magnet, allowing liquids to soak the surface. |
Chemistry World
March 19, 2015
James Urquhart |
Mystery of colored water droplets that chase and repel each other solved Researchers have solved the puzzle of a remarkable phenomenon that allows droplets of water mixed with a food coloring to move spontaneously and freely in intricate patterns when placed on a clean glass slide. |
Technology Research News
November 3, 2004 |
Lasers Move Droplets Labs-on-a-chip promise inexpensive and portable biological and chemical analysis. The key to making the tiny labs work is finding ways to move and mix minuscule amounts of substances. |
Chemistry World
July 5, 2006
Jon Evans |
Perfect Coating Won't Touch Water Imagine a container that can hold liquid without actually touching it. Just such a container could soon become reality following the development by two chemists of a perfectly hydrophobic surface. |
Chemistry World
July 30, 2009
Phillip Broadwith |
Smoothing out plasmonic surfaces US scientists have found a simple way to make smooth metal films with nano-scale patterns in a variety of shapes that could one day be used in plasmonic devices that manipulate electromagnetic waves. |
Chemistry World
January 8, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Superomniphobic surface sees off non-Newtonian fluids A material that is equally good at repelling water, oil, concentrated acid and alkali solutions, and non-Newtonian fluids like polymer solutions has been created by chemists in the US. |
Chemistry World
March 5, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Tough self-cleaning coating sticks it to stains Clothing stains may be a thing of the past as scientists in the UK have developed a tough, self-cleaning coating that can be applied to cotton. |
Chemistry World
November 20, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
A drop of extra bounce US researchers have discovered a simple way to modify a water-repellent surface so that bouncing drops of water spend significantly less time in contact with the surface. |
Wired
Thomas Hayden |
Just Dew It: What Scientists Can Learn From Flower Petals Researchers in China have discovered why water droplets roll off a lotus leaf like mercury yet stick to rose petals like peanut butter. |
Chemistry World
December 6, 2007
Tom Westgate |
Giving Oil the Slip Scientists in the US have described how to design surfaces that repel oils for the first time. |
Chemistry World
November 4, 2015
Andy Extance |
Trampolining droplets raise hopes for ice-shedding surfaces With fellow team members at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Tom Schutzius has worked out what was causing this previously-unknown 'trampolining'. |
Chemistry World
December 4, 2015
James Urquhart |
Super-repellent coating ready in seconds A quick and easy to apply coating can make surfaces oil, alcohol and water repellent. |
Technology Research News
April 9, 2003 |
Biochip moves liquids with heat Researchers from Princeton University have made a microscopic device that uses heat to move, mix and split droplets of liquid. The device could be used in small, battery-operated chemical sensors and hand-held medical testers. |
Chemistry World
February 11, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Footfalls to power static nanogenerator Recharging your laptop battery with energy derived simply from walking has moved a step closer with new research where scientists have developed a novel generator that can produce significant amounts of electrical power from static electricity. |
Chemistry World
September 20, 2012
Hayley Birch |
Lift off for nanoscale printing A new printing technique developed by US scientists allows them to transfer a pattern with nanoscale features from a stamp onto a surface, achieving surprisingly sharp results. The technique could help bring down the cost of high resolution lithography. |
Chemistry World
October 24, 2006
Richard Van Noorden |
A Chequerboard of Water Water droplets cling in flat squares and dance in round globes on a smart surface created by South Korean researchers. Exposure to light wipes away the pattern, and an alternative can be written in with no etching required. |
Chemistry World
September 22, 2011
Jon Evans |
Pitcher plant inspires ultimate non-stick surface By mimicking the leaves of a carnivorous tropical plant, US scientists have developed a surface so slippery that everything slides off: water, oil, blood, ice, jam and even ants. |
Chemistry World
August 17, 2010
Carol Stanier |
Wet weather coatings Ever wished that your waterproof jacket could actively remove water from the inside? Tong Lin at Deakin University, Australia, and his colleagues coated a porous polyester fabric on both sides with a mixture of titanium dioxide and organosilanes. |
Chemistry World
October 26, 2010 |
Waterproof Cotton That Can go Through the Wash Chinese researchers have made cotton fabric that is completely impervious to water and can be put through the laundry without losing its superhydrophobic properties, overcoming a key obstacle in the commercialisation of these highly waterproof materials. |
Chemistry World
December 11, 2012
Phillip Broadwith |
Seeing the helix of DNA Italian scientists have developed a technique to improve the contrast of electron microscopy images of DNA fibers. |
Chemistry World
July 15, 2015
Aurora Walshe |
Fog-free film doesn't dare to glare Scientists in China have built a thin film that retains its antifogging properties even under an antireflective coating. |
Popular Mechanics
January 5, 2010
Adam Hadhazy |
10 Badass Beetles and the Technology They Inspire With so many beetles in a wide range of environments, it's no surprise that some have evolved impressive traits, including fantastic maneuverability, the ability to breathe underwater and superpowerful immune systems. |
Chemistry World
August 17, 2011
Jon Cartwright |
Plasma Treatment to Use Patient's Proteins to Improve Medical Device Biocompatibility Researchers have developed a plasma treatment that can make any medical device biocompatible by sticking a patient's own proteins to it. |
Chemistry World
February 24, 2014
Andy Extance |
Molecular motors aim to pass water Water droplets whose shape mysteriously shifts when the surface underneath them is exposed to light could become nanotech-powered chemistry vessels. |
Chemistry World
December 11, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Cutting edge chemistry in 2015 Innovations in chemistry this year include development of an Ebola vaccine, prize winning antimalarial drug research, and discovery of microstructures in bird feathers. |
Technology Research News
August 10, 2005 |
Textures ID paper and plastic Forgeries, however clever, could be a thing of the past thanks to a method of uniquely identifying paper and plastic surfaces. |
Inc.
May 1, 2010
Sarah Kessler |
The New Tunebug Vibe A gadget that turns almost any surface into a speaker. |
Chemistry World
July 27, 2015
Tim Wogan |
Repellent nanocraters could shape tissue engineering Patterning surfaces with nanoscale craters can interfere with cells' ability to stick to surfaces, researchers in the US have shown. |
Chemistry World
May 2012 |
Column: The crucible Philip Ball is perplexed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 's decision to cut surface science funding |
