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ResearchIdentifying single atoms with x-ray specificity
Combining synchrotron x-rays with scanning tunnelling microscopy gives atomic resolution
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Study untangles friction and surface chemistry in chemically damaged hair
Researchers develop system that can be used to screen the tribological performance of hair care formulations
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Harvesting water from the air with organic crystals
Discovery could lead to novel technologies for fighting water scarcity
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Warming gold nanofilm can stop glasses fogging-up
Coating that absorbs sun’s infrared light could end steamed up lenses
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Surface reactions can be controlled by bulk stoichiometry
Computational models demonstrate how the elastic properties of a solid can influence surface chemistry
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Active liquid climbs walls
A two-phase liquid containing molecular motors could create a new class of soft matter
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Electrons become chiral reagent in polymer synthesis
Chiral polymer made from completely achiral chemicals using only electrons’ angular momentum
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Opinion
Lessons in meaning from surface science
Do the measurements we take in vacuum mean anything in real-life situations?
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The human fingertip can sense single atom substitutions in a surface
Materials chemistry could make use of this phenomenon to create better touch-based interfaces
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Nitto’s hydranautics membrane technology makes seawater drinkable
How reverse osmosis membrane technology is being used to fulfill 100% of a city’s fresh water needs
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New phenomenon ‘quantum friction’ explains water’s bizarre properties
Theory offers explanation why water behaves oddly when flowing through nanoscale carbon-based channels
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Case closed on how surfactant micelles create mesopores within zeolites
Raman spectroscopy unveils key step in the formation of heterogeneous catalysts
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Flawless quasicrystals may be possible to synthesise simply
Cutting misalignment should allow perfect structures to form
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Meltable MOF glass made with ionic liquid
New family of glassy porous materials can be melted and moulded into any shape
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Materials swap cuts cost of green hydrogen device
Coating allows titanium electrolyser components to be replaced with stainless steel
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Snake extract used to speed up haemostasis in new bioadhesive
Hydrogel-based bioadhesive could be suitable for arterial injuries
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Tentacled droplets swim with stored heat energy
Microdroplets with retractable tendrils could help researchers understand how bacteria move
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Tiniest Turing patterns found in atomically thin bismuth
Nanoscale stripes and networks that resemble animal markings could be used to make quantum wires
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Invisible graphene veil protects paintings from fading
Thin layers of graphene could prevent up to 70% of light-induced colour fading
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Iodine revealed to be killer species that destroys tin-based perovskites
New insights into the mechanism that inactivates tin solar cells could lead to greener, more efficient devices
