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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / June 29, 2022

Boron nitride nanotube fibers get real, world’s largest liquid mirror telescope, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 29, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 11, 2020

Free-floating electrocatalysts, nanoscale 4D printing, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 11, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / August 14, 2019

LEDs made from 3D perovskites, permeable concrete cools city sidewalks, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 14, 2019.

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Ditch the specs: A clearer future could be in view thanks to ‘smarter’ lens

By Stephanie Liverani / October 28, 2015

Smarter alternatives to improving how we augment our eyesight could be in view. A researcher at the University of Leeds in the U.K. is working on a “new eye lens, made from the same material found in smartphone and TV screens, which could restore long-sightedness in older people,” according to a recent University of Leeds article.

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