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Polymers and soft materials news, December 2017

With 3D printing, researchers have created a metamaterial from cubic building blocks that rotates about its axis in response to compression forces.

26 December 2017
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New scopes for Polymer and European Polymer Journal in 2018

The new scopes increase the differentiation between these excellent sister polymer science titles and take effect from 1 January 2018.

20 December 2017
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Scientists have developed a technique for combining carbon nanotubes with ceramics and polymers to form novel composite materials.

15 December 2017
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The optical and photocatalytic properties of carbon dots can be precisely tuned by controlling the positions of nitrogen atoms in their structure.

8 December 2017
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Smart textiles and wearable electronics benefit from graphene.

8 December 2017Laurie Donaldson
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Why don’t tree frogs slip off wet leaves? The answer lies in their sticky toe pads, which are made up of a mixture of hard and soft materials.

6 December 2017Cordelia Sealy
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