All articles by Nina Notman – Page 5
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FeatureCan UV light help tackle the coronavirus?
Engage students with some highly topical cross-curricular science
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Interview‘A material that could heal itself was the coolest thing I’d ever heard’
Meet Annela Seddon, a research scientist who designs materials able to self-fold on demand for biomedical applications
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Interview‘We’re interested in using that same concept to make surfaces antiviral’
Meet Mark Moloney, an organic chemist who spends his time pondering surfaces and hunting antibiotics
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SoundbiteHow the unscrupulous turn a profit from virus fears
Why alcohol-based sanitiser found its way onto the black market and into stockpiles – and how it works against viruses
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FeatureTemperature-controlling textiles
Nina Notman gets a feel for the high-tech fabrics that can help us maintain our preferred temperature
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Interview‘I want to leave the world in a better state than when I entered it’
Meet Omar Farha, a materials chemist who designs highly porous materials for applications ranging from gas storage to the destruction of nerve agents
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Interview‘We are missing a massive environmental problem’
Meet Delphine Farmer, an atmospheric chemist who spends her time examining the air that we breathe
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FeatureNew power, old batteries
Closing the loop in lithium-ion battery recycling from electric cars
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SoundbiteWhy smoke particles turned the sky red
Nina Notman explains why forest fires in Indonesia made the sky look red
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FeatureReef-safe sunscreens
Nina Notman investigates the science behind UV-absorbing sunscreens and ‘reef-friendly’ formulations
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FeatureMolecular motors power on
From rotating alkenes to artificial muscle – specification links and resources will help you bring this cutting-edge story to your classroom
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FeatureA fluid idea, with holes
Nina Notman talks to the chemists who are making the seemingly implausible materials coined ‘porous liquids’