Ultraclean carbon nanotubes hold promise for advances in optical fiber communications, solar cells and LEDs.
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Magnetic charge crystals imaged in artificial spin ice
Honeycomb configuration helps disassemble magnetic islands—potential data storage and computational advances could follow.
Bistable liquid crystal pixels
In a proof-of-concept study, authors in Italy have demonstrated electric field-controlled switching between stable states in a porous material containing nematic liquid crystals.
Spotlight on Professor Molly Stevens
Professor Molly Stevens has become a recognised role model in science. She has won award after award and built a large and successful research group at Imperial College London.
Cover story: diamond nanoneedle array
A dense diamond nanoneedle array for delivering fluorescent probes and drugs to a large number of cells for use on gene and cell therapy.
Polymer gel continuously responds to fleeting stimuli
A microscopic pump starts up when irradiated with UV light but its material continues to work when the stimulus is removed.
Tough films with ultralow content of hard phase
Researchers from France prepared exceptionally stiff and tough polymer films with a very low volume fraction of percolating phase.
Climate Conundrum
Sustainability – solar fuels from the sun, not fossil fuels from the earth.
From carrots to flat-screen TVs: 125 years of liquid crystals
A topical issue of Angewandte Chemie and a GDCh Colloquium in Darmstadt, Germany.
Graphene-polymer composites for barrier applications
Recent research into combining graphene, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide with polymers for use as barrier materials is reviewed.
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