Pick and mix materials

鈥楶ick & mix鈥 smart materials for robotics

24 June 2015

Researchers have successfully combined multiple functions into a single smart life-like material for the first time. These 鈥榙esigner鈥 materials could be used in the robotics, automotive, aerospace and security industries.

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 探花直播Esquel pallasite from the Natural History Museum collections, consists of gem-quality crystals of the silicate mineral olivine embedded in a matrix of iron-nickel alloy.

Death of a dynamo 鈥 a hard drive from space

21 January 2015

Hidden magnetic messages contained within ancient meteorites are providing a unique window into the processes that shaped our solar system, and may give a sneak preview of the fate of the Earth鈥檚 core as it continues to freeze.

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Salt baskets

Nanomaterials Up Close: Salt baskets

05 June 2014

This electron microscope picture, reminiscent of man-made baskets or children鈥檚 blocks, shows cubic salt crystals that have been forced to form in spheres, as Rox Middleton explains.

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When twisted light matches the twist of nanostructures, strong interactions with chiral molecules could arise

Exposing 鈥榚vil twins鈥

16 May 2014

A combination of nanotechnology and a unique twisting property of light could lead to new methods for ensuring the purity and safety of pharmaceuticals.

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