Top 10 Materials News from April 2013

1 May 2013 | Zara Preston

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1.	New adaptive material inspired by tears
2.	Dancing silicon atoms in graphene
3.	New solar structure cools buildings
4.	Even graphene has weak spots
5.	3D printing slashes optics lab costs
6.	'Smart' clothes using composite fibres
7.	Discovery opens door to efficiently storing and reusing renewable energy
8.	New nanowire structure could increase semiconductor applications
9.	Quantum dots that assemble themselves
10.	Small in size, big on power

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