Soft hydrogels can be moulded into a desired shape and then rapidly fixed into a high-strength version of that structure
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A new hydrogel material combines the characteristics of biological tissues with the electronic functionalities of semiconductors
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Interplay between lattice vibrations and elasticity explains anisotropic behaviour
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Bio-inspired vortex-anchored filter captures more than 97% of floating, underwater and emulsified oils, even under strong turbulent flow
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Materials such as concrete containing carbonate-based aggregates, bio-based plastics and biochar could sequester more than 16 billion tonnes of CO2 a year
Read article: Alternative building materials could store massive amounts of carbon dioxide
Result in niobium phosphide contradicts typical metal behaviour
Read article: Very thin films of a novel semimetal conduct electricity better than copper
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Experimental observations at the Swiss Light Source could advance the development of energy-efficient memory devices based on "orbitronics"
Read article: Orbital angular momentum monopoles appear in a chiral crystal
Applied voltage adjusts intensity at twin focal points
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