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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 9, 2022

A sieve for molecules, making DEI an integral part of physics education, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 9, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / May 5, 2021

Vertical turbines for wind farms, researching Native American obsidian objects, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 5, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 3, 2021

Novel ink to 3D print bone, energy saving ceramic phosphors, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 3, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / November 11, 2020

Energy-saving “liquid window,” lead-free magnetic perovskites, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 11, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 18, 2020

Scalable MXene production system, deep learning obstacle overcome, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 18, 2020.

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Strong and long-lasting, treated phosphate glass shows promise for bone-replacement therapies

By Jonathon Foreman / January 21, 2020

Phosphate glass fibers show promise in bone-replacement therapies, but they are prone to premature fiber pull-out and breakage. Researchers in the United Kingdom and Egypt explored methods for stabilizing the fiber surface.

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More advances in 3D-printed glass

By Lisa McDonald / May 10, 2019

Additive manufacturing of glass is still a ways from industrial capacity, but research in this field is gaining steam. Two recently published papers detail two ways to 3D print glass—laser powder bed fusion, and fused filament fabrication.

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Bistable graphene transistor with BN barrier developed

By Eileen De Guire / May 10, 2013

Schematic of tunnelling transistor based on vertical graphene heterostructures. Tunnelling current between two graphene layers can be controlled by gating. Credit: University of Manchester. The following story comes to us…

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Video of the Week: Graphene’s debut on Periodic Table of Videos

By / November 10, 2010

Chemist Martyn Poliakoff of University of Nottingham has featured a graphene edition of the Periodic Table of Videos. The video offers a short introduction of graphene, a reenactment of the…

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What Element Do You Want For Christmas?

By / April 9, 2009

This is from a series of really excellent videos about each of the elements in the periodic table.

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