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Physics World Materials Review 2018

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Physics World Materials Review 2018

This publication was created for distribution at the MRS Fall Meeting 2018.

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A graphene membrane containing oxygen-lined pores research update

2D sheets help make liquid logic

Multifunctional carbon fibres could provide energy storage in the body of future cars. Courtesy of Chalmers University of Technology research update

Multifunctional carbon fibres enable massless energy storage

The porous polymer passive daytime radiative cooling coating reflects sunlight and emits heat research update

Cool polymer paint saves on air conditioning

Photonic crystal contact lenses allow controlled and monitored drug release. Credit: J Deng research update

Colour-changing contact lenses could improve drug delivery

A gas of skyrmions and antiskyrmions research update

Could skyrmions solve the baryogenesis problem?

Varying the angle between crystals research update

‘Twistronics’ tunes 2D material properties

research update

Cobalt offers rare-earth alternative

Terahertz graphene research update

‘Vaporized’ electrons in graphene boost signals into the terahertz range

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