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Researchers from CAS and other collaborative research institutions have proposed a precision structural model for fullerenols.
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Conductive coatings for flexible touchscreens
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Xuesi Chen and co-workers from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry explore the potential of combining chemotherapy with antiangiogenic therapy.
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Intensely coloured low-cost films made from cellulose could be used in place of toxic dyes, or to detect counterfeit materials.
Smart linear-dendritic block copolymers
New copolymers combine linear and dendritic structures in the same macromolecule: both blocks can be exploited to achieve excellent functionalities.
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