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Characterization news, April 2017

Open source hardware: first issue of HardwareX now available

Explore the first issue of HardwareX.

27 April 2017

Gray tin exhibits a novel electronic phase when its crystal structure is strained, making it one of the few examples of a topological Dirac semi-metal.

21 April 2017

Enhanced single-walled carbon nanotubes are more effective at cleaning up contaminated water than conventional materials like silica gel.

12 April 2017

Gold nanoparticles have helped to reveal how to improve the light-harvesting abilities of a silver nanocatalytic material.

12 April 2017

A new form of gallium(II) selenide with a boat-like conformation has a semiconducting band gap that could make it useful in electronic devices.

10 April 2017

Lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals exhibit unexpected characteristics that could be harnessed for use in sensors.

7 April 2017

Subtle adjustments in the manufacture of a polymer-based carbon sorbent can optimize either carbon capture or methane flow.

6 April 2017

Cutting edge research at the interface between physics and materials science.

4 April 2017

Scientists have developed a one-step, crystal growth process for making ultra-thin layers of material with molecular-sized pores.

4 April 2017

Wide-reaching analysis finds more women in research but physical sciences are lagging behind.

3 April 2017Cordelia Sealy

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3 April 2017

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