All Materials articles – Page 7
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Materials chemistry
Peter Banks reviews an online CPD course from the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Molecular machines roll in for the 2016 chemistry Nobel
Ben Feringa, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Fraser Stoddart take chemistry’s top gong for creating a series of nanoscale machines
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Shape-shifting hydrogel can heal itself
New material returns to its original shape even when cut into pieces
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On This Day – Aug 04 : Nicolas-Jacques Conté born
He developed a method for making pencil leads, by mixing powdered graphite with clay and firing the mixture in a kiln. This method is still used to make pencils today. Until this point, pencil leads were made from pure graphite sticks that could only be imported to France from Cumbria in the UK. By varying the ratio of clay and graphite powder, the hardness of the pencil lead could also be changed.
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Protein crystals stretch knowledge of exotic materials
Self-assembling protein tiles show rare property of thickening by the same amount as they are stretched by
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Smallest ever molecular thermometers made from DNA
Tiny fragments of DNA combined with fluorescent probes can be used to take temperature at the nanoscale
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Space: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic space. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The Victorians: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Victorians. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The Stone Age: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the stone age. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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Maya and Aztecs: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Maya and Aztecs. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The Romans: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Romans. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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Ancient Egypt: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic Ancient Egypt. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The Tudors: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Tudors. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The Vikings: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Vikings. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The golden age of Islamic science: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the golden age of Islamic science. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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World War II: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic World War II. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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Ancient Greece: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Ancient Greece. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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Na Lochlannaich: lìontan nam beachdan saidheans
Lìon nam beachdan mollaichte airson ceangal a dhèanamh eadar saidheans agus an cuspair na Lochlannaich. Faodaidh tu eachdraidh agus saidheans ionnsachadh còmhla le gnìomhachasan airson buidhnean de dh’aoisean diofraichte