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Chemistry World September 25, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Single layer perovskite sheet rises to the fore The ultrathin film will allow researchers to probe the electronic properties of the popular photovoltaic material and may lead to a new family of semiconductor components in optoelectronics.
Technology Research News September 24, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Heated plastic holds proteins One important task for biochips is sorting proteins, but it's tricky business getting protein molecules to be where you want them and stay away from where you don't. A tiny, plastic-coated hot plate allows scientists to trap and release proteins on command.
Chemistry World October 19, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Nanoparticles brought to order US researchers have developed a process that could bring the unusual properties of nanoparticles to a larger scale, by using small molecules to evenly space nanoparticles in a polymer composite.
Technology Research News July 16, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Electricity shapes nano plastic Plastic is a popular material for electronics these days because it's light and flexible. But today's chipmaking processes tend toward hard crystals, not soft polymers. A method that yields microscopic plastic structures could help, and it's based on a readily-available resource -- electricity.
Chemistry World May 26, 2011 James Mitchell Crow	Polymer caterpillar crawls in humid weather A polymer-based device that can walk caterpillar-like across a surface has been developed by researchers in China.
Chemistry World October 11, 2007 Jonathan Edwards	'Tuneable' Polymer Can Separate Anything An international team of scientists have made a polymer with pores which can be fine-tuned to speedily separate different small molecules -- with applications ranging from carbon capture to fuel cells.
Technology Research News January 15, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Plastic process produces puny pores The size of the microscopic pores in a material determines how the material scatters the sun's rays and how much light will shine through. Making microscopic pores precisely the right size, however, is tricky.
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.
Chemistry World October 15, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Optical conveyor belt gathers up molecules Researchers in Germany have developed a novel way to 'round up' biological molecules that are freely suspended in solution and trap them in a confined space using nothing more than light.
Chemistry World January 8, 2014 Simon Hadlington	Flexible electronics get even more bendy Researchers in Switzerland have developed a method to create electronic membranes that are thin and flexible enough to wrap around a human hair.
Technology Research News February 25, 2004	Film promises terabit storage Scientists are looking to cram more information in a given area by finding ways to store the 1s and 0s of computer information in single molecules.
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 December 4, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Nacre-inspired composite is toughest ever ceramic A hybrid composite inspired by the structures of bone and mother-of-pearl is the toughest ceramic-based material ever made, say US scientists.
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 May 29, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	Nanocomposites From Bubbles An efficient new way to add nanowires or nanotubes into polymer films.
Reactive Reports Issue 49 David Bradley	Hydrophobic Water? Researchers have found evidence to indicate that water molecules don't always want to bond to other water molecules, affecting the uniformity of water forming on metal surfaces.
Chemistry World September 2, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Nanoparticles Paint a Finer Picture Swiss scientists have developed a process that can print detailed images using nanoparticles as 'ink', while maintaining their catalytic and optical properties.
Chemistry World February 5, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Crystalline polymers make airtight films Squeezing polymers into extremely thin layers can make them a whole lot less gas-permeable, US scientists have shown.
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 March 26, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	'Molecular ball-bearings' for artificial joints Scientists have used water to create almost frictionless lubricated surfaces, which stay slippery even under heavy loads.
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 January 17, 2014 Katia Moskvitch	Life may have begun in a tiny water droplet Chemical reactions run much faster and more efficiently when they take place in tiny droplets rather than in freestanding water -- such as a puddle or a lake, say researchers.
Technology Research News December 17, 2003 Eric Smalley	Microfluidics make flat screens A new method for making big, cheap flat screen displays is a bit like making muffins. Pour liquid polymer into microfluidic channels aligned above an array of electrodes, let cure, and you have organic thin film transistors.
Technology Research News February 26, 2003	Film promises massive storage Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a way to store the 1s and 0s of digital information in a thin film of organic molecules using a scanning tunneling microscope.
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.
Technology Research News October 20, 2004	Nanotubes form transparent film A maximum amount of contact between nanotubes within the film makes it a good electrical conductor. The film could eventually be used to make foldable computer displays, infrared cameras and line-of-sight optical communication devices.
Technology Research News July 30, 2003	Nano light stores data in polymer Researchers from the University of Pisa in Italy have shown that it is possible to write lots of information in very little space using a thin film of polymer and polarized blue light.
Technology Research News December 11, 2002 Kimberly Patch	DNA prefers diamond DNA is particularly useful for sensing pathogens like those used in biological weapons. The trick to making sensors that can be used in the field may involve attaching strands of DNA to a thin film of diamond, preparing sensors to withstand the rigors of the real world.
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Chemistry World September 3, 2010 Lewis Brindley	First steps of water condensation observed The US team conducting the research found that the first two layers - each two molecules thick - form as ice, with subsequent layers forming into liquid droplets.
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 March 29, 2012 Tegan Thomas	Hair and polymers click In the search for new haircare products, scientists in the UK have developed a new method to chemically modify hair with polymers.
Chemistry World July 31, 2008	Nanostructures Made Easy Scotland-based chemists have invented a new way to build nanoscale arrays of molecules over a large surface area: a technique that may be key to making nanostructures in sophisticated sensors, catalysts, and tiny computer parts.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 Hubert Kostal	Nano-optics: robust, optical devices for demanding applications In harsh environments, conventional optics and optical engineering have significant physical limitations. But, through nanometer-scale structuring of various materials, "Nano-optics" creates a new class of optical devices with desirable optical effects.
Chemistry World May 16, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Nanopolymers Get Stuck In U.S. scientists have discovered how to glue two materials together with a one nanometer-high layer of polymer chains.
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 November 12, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Terminator-style self-healing robot skin moves closer to reality Synthetic skin for robots that can repair itself when it becomes damaged -- akin to the idea of the T-800 cyborg in Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator films -- has taken a step closer to reality with new research by scientists in the US.
Chemistry World April 21, 2006 Philip Ball	In the Blink of an Eye Researchers have found that there's much more to tears than salty water. The liquid film that moistens the eyes has a coating similar to a cell membrane, which keeps debris and bugs out while holding water in, and is structured so that it doesn't get broken up each time we blink.
Chemistry World July 29, 2013 Andy Extance	First polymer LED that stays lit up when stretched and scrunched Researchers in Europe and Japan say that they have produced the first polymer organic light-emitting diodes that can be stretched while lit.
Chemistry World July 19, 2010 Phillip Broadwith	Designing porous patterns Belgian chemists are finally getting to grips with how to control the way molecules arrange themselves at the solid-liquid interface.
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 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.
Technology Research News January 26, 2005	Chemical Fuse Makes Cheap Sensors Researchers in England have come up with a chemical fuse that includes a thin layer of material that changes when it is exposed to a gas. The change is enough to permanently disrupt a flow of electrical current through the film.
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Stephen Forrest	The Dawn of Organic Electronics Organic semiconductors are strong candidates for creating flexible, full-color displays and circuits on plastic.
Technology Research News May 4, 2005	Laser Sniffs Explosives Researchers have built a device that detects when molecules of the explosives TNT and DNT stick to a thin film of polymer, or plastic.
Chemistry World February 3, 2014 Simon Hadlington	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 August 21, 2013 Yuandi Li	Temperature responsive polymer stops overheating problem Researchers in China have designed a smart supercapacitor that reversibly shuts down when it gets too hot.
Chemistry World February 14, 2014 Jason Woolford	Sandy nanoparticles for safer-by-design sunscreens Nanoparticles coated with an inert layer of silica could be used in sunscreens and cosmetics to reduce the potential hazards of these increasingly indispensable materials, new research shows.