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Mechanical properties news, December 2016

A new perspective article reviews the state-of-the-art of autonomous polymers and lays out future directions for the field.

29 December 2016

Scientists have chemically-modified sawdust to make it oil-attracting and buoyant, and thus ideal for cleaning up oil spills in the Arctic.

27 December 2016

Scientists have developed a novel way to synthesize nano-sized Lonsdaleite, hexagonal diamonds that are much harder than regular diamonds.

27 December 2016

novel hemostatic treatment based on a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam combined with an antibacterial hydrogel suitable for deep wounds

22 December 2016Cordelia Sealy

Water stays "stiff" in carbon nanotubes even above its normal boiling temperature.

21 December 2016David Bradley

Synthesizing cement particles in a variety of shapes, including cubes and spheres, can produce concrete that is less porous and more durable.

16 December 2016

New additions to the Materials Today family.

14 December 2016Chun-Sing Lee

First articles, available now.

13 December 2016Stewart Bland

Changing the length of the polymer ‘thread’ between each molecular ‘bead’ can increase the strain and rupture strength of polymer gels.

12 December 2016

Do you qualify for the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize?

8 December 2016

Using powerful computer simulations, researchers have determined why the friction varies when an object slides across graphene.

6 December 2016

By propelling silver nanowires at supersonic speed, scientists have produced an ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive.

1 December 2016

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