Materials
Nanofibre health risk quantified
11 Sep 2012
Cutting the graphene cake
04 Sep 2012
Fibres with a filtering effect: twisted photonic crystal fibres suppress specific optical wavelengths
03 Sep 2012
Engineers achieve longstanding goal of stable nanocrystalline metals
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 25 Aug 2012
Method developed by MIT researchers could produce materials with exceptional strength and other properties.
One-molecule-thick material has big advantages
24 Aug 2012
Patterning defect-free nanocrystal films with nanometer resolution
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 22 Aug 2012
Constructive conflict in the superconductor
22 Aug 2012
Fibres with a filtering effect
14 Aug 2012
Graphene’s behaviour depends on where it sits
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 14 Aug 2012
New findings show that the material beneath the thin carbon sheets determines how they react chemically and electrically.
Extreme plasma theories put to the test
09 Aug 2012
Riding herd on photons
06 Aug 2012
Is ovarian cancer linked to ovulation?
30 Jul 2012
Exeter physicist bends light waves on surfboards
30 Jul 2012
Graphene re-knits its holes
27 Jul 2012
Man-made pores mimic important features of natural pores
23 Jul 2012
Inspired by nature, researchers design tiny, synthetic pores that mimic important features of cellular ion channels and other molecular channels
Molecule changes magnetism and conductance
23 Jul 2012
Diamond in the rough: Half-century puzzle solved
21 Jul 2012
Anti-ageing elixir for solar cells
16 Jul 2012
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