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<title>Materials for first optical fibers with high-speed electronic function developed </title>
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<title>Electronic tattoo monitors brain, heart and muscles </title>
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<description>Elastic electronics offer convenient medical treatment </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graphene electronics moves into a third dimension</title>
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<description>Could graphene become the next silicon?</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Novel materials for hydrogen storage</title>
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<description>DOE invests in MOFs</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Atomic antenna</title>
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<description>Microscopy reveals behavior in graphene </description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perfect nanotubes shine brightest </title>
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<description>Length and imperfections affect CNT fluorescence </description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kitchen gadget inspires more effective plastic electronics</title>
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<description>The Eureka moment</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bright lights of purity</title>
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<description>Why do pure quantum dots shine brighter?</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spring Virtual Conference 2012: The Frontiers of Microscopy,  Wednesday 21st March 2012 11am - 7pm GMT.</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22797/spring-virtual-conference-2012-the-frontiers-of-microscopy-wednesday-21st-march-2012-11am-7pm-gmt/</link>
<description>Join our forthcoming interactive virtual conference on microscopy, Materials Today has gathered some of the top researchers in the field to spend a day with you sharing some of their latest developments in this fast and exciting area of analysis. </description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Smart paint could revolutionize structural safety</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23553/smart-paint-could-revolutionize-structural-safety/</link>
<description>Low-cost smart paint detects microscopic faults </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chirality of nanotube controls speed of growth</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23550/chirality-of-nanotube-controls-speed-of-growth/</link>
<description>Nanotube theory confirmed</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bilayer graphene works as an insulator</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23524/bilayer-graphene-works-as-an-insulator/</link>
<description>Potential applications in digital and infrared technologies</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microbubbles boost biofuel production</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23523/microbubbles-boost-biofuel-production/</link>
<description>Improved algae cultivation</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Better protection for concrete coastal structures </title>
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<description>Sensor Sensibility</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists create first atomic x-ray laser</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23494/scientists-create-first-atomic-xray-laser/</link>
<description>Opening the door to a new range of scientific discovery</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New material to remove radioactive gas from nuclear fuel</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23434/new-material-to-remove-radioactive-gas-from-nuclear-fuel/</link>
<description>Clean, safe energy and reduced radioactive waste</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rodney Hill Prize in Solid Mechanics</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23433/rodney-hill-prize-in-solid-mechanics/</link>
<description>Prize awarded to Professor Huajian Gao</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graphene “invisible” to water </title>
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<description>Near-perfect wetting transparency </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cooling a semiconductor by laser light</title>
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<description>Add heat to cool?</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The latest materials science news at your fingertips</title>
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<description>Materials Today has launched a new iPad app</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New microtweezers may build tiny 'MEMS' structures</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23367/new-microtweezers-may-build-tiny-mems-structures/</link>
<description>A new compact and user-friendly instrument</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Researchers uncover transparency limits of conducting oxides</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23339/researchers-uncover-transparency-limits-of-conducting-oxides/</link>
<description>Cutting-edge calculations determine fundamental limits</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Neutron scattering provides window into surface interactions</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23338/neutron-scattering-provides-window-into-surface-interactions/</link>
<description>Combining neutron scattering with chemical analysis</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SuperSTEM to help scientists to see more clearly </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23303/superstem-to-help-scientists-to-see-more-clearly-/</link>
<description>UK’s facility for aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Particle-free silver ink prints high-performance electronics</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23302/particlefree-silver-ink-prints-highperformance-electronics/</link>
<description>Quick to make and stable</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nanotube “glow sticks” transform surface science tool kit</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23271/nanotube-glow-sticks-transform-surface-science-tool-kit/</link>
<description>Tracking single molecules with nanoscale carbon cylinders</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graphene quantum dots: the next big small thing </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23270/graphene-quantum-dots-the-next-big-small-thing-/</link>
<description>Tiny bulk materials from carbon fiber</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Want to publish in an Elsevier journal?</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23241/want-to-publish-in-an-elsevier-journal/</link>
<description>New series of webcasts tells you how</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Slippery when stacked</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23236/slippery-when-stacked/</link>
<description>Theorists quantify the friction of graphene</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Magnetic actuation enables nanoscale thermal analysis</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23235/magnetic-actuation-enables-nanoscale-thermal-analysis/</link>
<description>Heated nanoprobes perform thermo-mechanical measurements</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Materials Today needs you!</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23229/materials-today-needs-you/</link>
<description>Join our Online Initiatives Panel and help shape the future of Materials Science on the web</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The world's smallest magnetic data storage unit</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23209/the-worlds-smallest-magnetic-data-storage-unit/</link>
<description>One byte in 96 atoms</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hydrogen advances graphene use </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23207/hydrogen-advances-graphene-use-/</link>
<description>A dose of hydrogen or helium can render graphene even more useful</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Experiments prove nanoscale metallic conductivity in ferroelectrics</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23206/experiments-prove-nanoscale-metallic-conductivity-in-ferroelectrics/</link>
<description>First observation of metallic conductance in ferroelectric domains</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists solve mystery of colorful armchair nanotubes</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23179/scientists-solve-mystery-of-colorful-armchair-nanotubes/</link>
<description>Researchers tag excitons in search for hues' clues </description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>&quot;ORMOSIL&quot; nanoparticles hold potential for drug delivery</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23178/ormosil-nanoparticles-hold-potential-for-drug-delivery/</link>
<description>Nanoparticles do not interfere with the brain's normal function</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Film coatings made from whey</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23142/film-coatings-made-from-whey/</link>
<description>Producing multifunctional films on an industrial scale</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New material for thermonuclear fusion reactors</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23141/new-material-for-thermonuclear-fusion-reactors/</link>
<description>Steel for extreme conditions</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Researcher nears creation of superlens</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23108/researcher-nears-creation-of-superlens/</link>
<description>Almost perfect</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graphene reveals its magnetic personality</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23107/graphene-reveals-its-magnetic-personality/</link>
<description>Can organic matter behave like a fridge magnet?</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>3D view of 1D nanostructures</title>
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<description>Nanowires show strong piezoelectricity</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hybrid silkworms spin stronger spider silk</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23074/hybrid-silkworms-spin-stronger-spider-silk/</link>
<description>Could possibly be used to make sutures, artificial limbs and parachutes</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Solving the structure</title>
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<description>Protein shows promise as a DNA-targeting molecule for therapies</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NuMat2012: Robert Cahn Award</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23072/numat2012-robert-cahn-award/</link>
<description>Submit your nominataions</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Materials Today poster call</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23069/materials-today-poster-call/</link>
<description>Submit your poster for display at the next Materials Today Virtual Conference</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graphene rips follow rules</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23030/graphene-rips-follow-rules/</link>
<description>Carbon sheets tear along energetically favorable lines</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Photoacoustic device finds cancer cells before they become tumors</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23028/photoacoustic-device-finds-cancer-cells-before-they-become-tumors/</link>
<description>Earlier diagnosis for aggressive cancers</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Down to the wire for silicon</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23024/down-to-the-wire-for-silicon/</link>
<description>Researchers create a wire 4 atoms wide, 1 atom tall</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nanocrystals make dentures shine</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/23019/nanocrystals-make-dentures-shine/</link>
<description>Chemists develop novel glass ceramics for dentistry</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nanowiggles</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22988/nanowiggles/</link>
<description>Graphene nanomaterials with tunable functionality in electronics</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Physicists report nanotechnology feat with proteins</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22987/physicists-report-nanotechnology-feat-with-proteins/</link>
<description>Nanomechanical measurements of unprecedented resolution</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Noise-free spectroscopy</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22965/noisefree-spectroscopy/</link>
<description>“Reversing the problem” clarifies molecular structure </description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Landmark find has magnetic appeal</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22964/landmark-find-has-magnetic-appeal/</link>
<description>A fundamental problem has been solved after more than 70 years</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Manipulating the way bacteria talk </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22941/manipulating-the-way-bacteria-talk-/</link>
<description>Controlling the formation of biofilms</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Genetic breakthroughs</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22912/genetic-breakthroughs/</link>
<description>Helping develop cheaper biofuels </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A radar for ADAR</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22911/a-radar-for-adar/</link>
<description>Altered gene tracks RNA editing in neurons</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The art of molecular carpet-weaving</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22909/the-art-of-molecular-carpetweaving/</link>
<description>Two-dimensional networks from boron acids</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22909/the-art-of-molecular-carpetweaving/</guid>
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<title>Nanocomposite sheets </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22753/nanocomposite-sheets-/</link>
<description>From crab shells?</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Differences in caffeine content </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22752/differences-in-caffeine-content-/</link>
<description>Could put unborn children at risk</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22752/differences-in-caffeine-content-/</guid>
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<title>Rolls-Royce employee wins UK’s first Inspirational Technician Award</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22723/rollsroyce-employee-wins-uks-first-inspirational-technician-award/</link>
<description>Inspirational technician receives prize from Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable and former Science Minister, Lord Sainsbury at House of Lords awards ceremony</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22723/rollsroyce-employee-wins-uks-first-inspirational-technician-award/</guid>
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<title>Cool computer chips, lasers and other devices</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22720/cool-computer-chips-lasers-and-other-devices/</link>
<description>Enhancing thermal conductivity</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22720/cool-computer-chips-lasers-and-other-devices/</guid>
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<title>Why buttercups reflect yellow on chins </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22667/why-buttercups-reflect-yellow-on-chins-/</link>
<description>And it's not because you like butter</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22667/why-buttercups-reflect-yellow-on-chins-/</guid>
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<title>Multicolor photodetection</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22660/multicolor-photodetection/</link>
<description>For applications in image sensing, biosensors and communications</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22660/multicolor-photodetection/</guid>
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<title>Graphene-Based Inkjet-Printed Electronics</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22666/graphenebased-inkjetprinted-electronics/</link>
<description>Paper thin cell phones, e-readers, and batteries are just over the horizon</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22666/graphenebased-inkjetprinted-electronics/</guid>
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<title>Clinical-grade neurons from skin cells</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22665/clinicalgrade-neurons-from-skin-cells/</link>
<description>Reprogramming cells</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22665/clinicalgrade-neurons-from-skin-cells/</guid>
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<title>Nanocrystals go bare</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22639/nanocrystals-go-bare/</link>
<description>Stripping nanocrystals of tether-like molecules</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22639/nanocrystals-go-bare/</guid>
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<title>The life cycle of inorganic nanoparticles</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22583/the-life-cycle-of-inorganic-nanoparticles/</link>
<description>Hazardous or not?</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22583/the-life-cycle-of-inorganic-nanoparticles/</guid>
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<title>DNA damage across a cellular barrier depends on barrier thickness</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22611/dna-damage-across-a-cellular-barrier-depends-on-barrier-thickness/</link>
<description>The use of nanoparticles in medicine is increasing more and more</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22611/dna-damage-across-a-cellular-barrier-depends-on-barrier-thickness/</guid>
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<title>Quantum computers</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22615/quantum-computers/</link>
<description>Multi-tasking is the order of the day</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22615/quantum-computers/</guid>
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<title>Nano medicine </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22584/nano-medicine-/</link>
<description>Platform for growth in pharma</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22584/nano-medicine-/</guid>
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<title>Carving goes nanoscale</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22582/carving-goes-nanoscale/</link>
<description>Complex hollow nanoparticles</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22582/carving-goes-nanoscale/</guid>
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<title>More efficient solar power</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22581/more-efficient-solar-power/</link>
<description>Sunlight into electricity</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22581/more-efficient-solar-power/</guid>
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<title>Solar power much cheaper to produce than most analysts realize</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22538/solar-power-much-cheaper-to-produce-than-most-analysts-realize/</link>
<description>Who knew?</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22538/solar-power-much-cheaper-to-produce-than-most-analysts-realize/</guid>
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<title>Think smaller</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22537/think-smaller/</link>
<description>One of the world’s smallest electronic circuits</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22537/think-smaller/</guid>
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<title>Expand and contract </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22536/expand-and-contract-/</link>
<description>Materials that act like muscles could be used as gas sensors</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22536/expand-and-contract-/</guid>
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<title>'Label-free' imaging tool tracks nanotubes in cells</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22516/labelfree-imaging-tool-tracks-nanotubes-in-cells/</link>
<description>New imaging tool</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22516/labelfree-imaging-tool-tracks-nanotubes-in-cells/</guid>
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<title>First molybdenite microchip</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22515/first-molybdenite-microchip/</link>
<description>Could produce more energy efficient transistors</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22515/first-molybdenite-microchip/</guid>
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<title>New '3-D' transistors promising lighter laptops</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22514/new-3d-transistors-promising-lighter-laptops/</link>
<description>New material could replace silicon</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22514/new-3d-transistors-promising-lighter-laptops/</guid>
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<title>Stretching electrical conductance to the limit</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22441/stretching-electrical-conductance-to-the-limit/</link>
<description>Controlling the geometry of a single molecule</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22441/stretching-electrical-conductance-to-the-limit/</guid>
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<title>Engineering cartilage replacements</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22440/engineering-cartilage-replacements/</link>
<description>Signals guide stem cell changes   </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22440/engineering-cartilage-replacements/</guid>
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<title>Penetrating matter</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22437/penetrating-matter/</link>
<description>The private sector breaks into synchrotron micro-imaging </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22437/penetrating-matter/</guid>
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<title>And the winners are...</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22434/and-the-winners-are/</link>
<description>Winners of the 2011 cover competition announced</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22434/and-the-winners-are/</guid>
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<title>Making light work of corroded metals</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22362/making-light-work-of-corroded-metals/</link>
<description>self-cleaning glass, tiles, concrete, fabrics and paint</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22362/making-light-work-of-corroded-metals/</guid>
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<title>MRS Fall Meeting</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22330/mrs-fall-meeting/</link>
<description>Materials Today is in Boston</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22330/mrs-fall-meeting/</guid>
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<title>On the road to plasmonics </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22281/on-the-road-to-plasmonics-/</link>
<description>Researchers find simpler approach to making plasmonic materials</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22281/on-the-road-to-plasmonics-/</guid>
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<title>Graphene foam outperforms modern gas sensors </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22280/graphene-foam-outperforms-modern-gas-sensors-/</link>
<description>Researchers overcome decade-old hurdle </description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22280/graphene-foam-outperforms-modern-gas-sensors-/</guid>
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<title>Nanowrinkles, nanofolds yield strange hidden channels</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22267/nanowrinkles-nanofolds-yield-strange-hidden-channels/</link>
<description>Sub-surface nanonetwork</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22267/nanowrinkles-nanofolds-yield-strange-hidden-channels/</guid>
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<title>Microfluidic device prints wax directly onto cotton</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22266/microfluidic-device-prints-wax-directly-onto-cotton/</link>
<description>Controlling liquid flow</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22266/microfluidic-device-prints-wax-directly-onto-cotton/</guid>
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<title>New magnetic-field-sensitive alloy </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22229/new-magneticfieldsensitive-alloy-/</link>
<description>Could find use in novel micromechanical devices</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22229/new-magneticfieldsensitive-alloy-/</guid>
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<title>Highly efficient method for creating flexible, transparent electrodes</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22228/highly-efficient-method-for-creating-flexible-transparent-electrodes/</link>
<description>Nanowire networks</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22228/highly-efficient-method-for-creating-flexible-transparent-electrodes/</guid>
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<title>Counting molecules</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22198/counting-molecules/</link>
<description>Improved method for quantifying biological molecules</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22198/counting-molecules/</guid>
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<title>New strategy could lead to dose reduction in x-ray imaging</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22197/new-strategy-could-lead-to-dose-reduction-in-xray-imaging/</link>
<description>Uncovering macromolecular structures</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22197/new-strategy-could-lead-to-dose-reduction-in-xray-imaging/</guid>
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<title>Mystery shed on Stem cell metabolism</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22166/mystery-shed-on-stem-cell-metabolism/</link>
<description>Advances could help in how stem cells are applied to therapies</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22166/mystery-shed-on-stem-cell-metabolism/</guid>
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<title>One stone, two birds</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22165/one-stone-two-birds/</link>
<description>Polymer exhibits many faces</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22165/one-stone-two-birds/</guid>
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<title>Bone idol</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22133/bone-idol/</link>
<description>The Life Scientific </description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22133/bone-idol/</guid>
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<title>Fluorescent sensoring</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22131/fluorescent-sensoring/</link>
<description>Cross-shaped molecule exhibits useful detection properties</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22131/fluorescent-sensoring/</guid>
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<title>Giving fuel cells a boost</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22130/giving-fuel-cells-a-boost/</link>
<description>Vitamins to the rescue</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22130/giving-fuel-cells-a-boost/</guid>
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<title>Oxford Instruments launches educational site </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22116/oxford-instruments-launches-educational-site-/</link>
<description>www.ebsd.com</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22116/oxford-instruments-launches-educational-site-/</guid>
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<title>Erbium nanowire material enhances energy technologies</title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22113/erbium-nanowire-material-enhances-energy-technologies/</link>
<description>Superior optical properties</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22113/erbium-nanowire-material-enhances-energy-technologies/</guid>
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<title>Researchers turn troublesome molecules to their advantage </title>
<link>http://www.materialstoday.com/view/22082/researchers-turn-troublesome-molecules-to-their-advantage-/</link>
<description>Robust new architecture for optimization of quantum-dot displays</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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