Gas-trapping structures improve tumour treatment
Oxygen-trapping materials can be injected directly into cancerous tissue to improve response to radiation and chemotherapies
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New material breaks low-thermal-conductivity record
Designer inorganic solid conducts heat almost as poorly as air
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Bioinspired material can’t be cut
Shells, grapefruit and piranha-proof fish motivate design of "Proteus" material that resists power drills and water jets
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Kondo effect induces giant negative thermal expansion
New work could help in designing and developing new alloys for use in aircraft and many other technology applications
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Nanomaterial-coated fabric destroys chemical warfare agents
Composite metal-organic frameworks might be used in protective suits and face masks for soldiers
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Material lattice morphs into doubly curved shapes
Technique could produce scalable, reversible, shape-shifting structures with hitherto unseen complexity for use in a host of practical applications
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Optical lace could make a ‘nervous system’ for robots
New fibrous material could allow robots to feel touch and sense how they interact with their environment
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Magnetic nanosprings break down microplastic pollutants
Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly technique to remove these contaminants from water
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Artificial muscles go with the twist
Three new fibre-based actuator designs have high energy densities, are lightweight and fast
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Seashells inspire shatterproof glass
Researchers have created a new type of glass by mimicking the nacre structure in mollusc shells
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