Surface science news, February 2017

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Novel metamaterial stays cool in the sun

A novel metamaterial film can cool objects by reflecting incoming solar energy while also allowing the surface to shed its own heat.

28 February 2017

Hair of blue tarantulas shows how to produce structurally colored materials.

28 February 2017Laurie Donaldson

Live webinar - March 7th, 9 - 10 AM GMT – The nuts & bolts of Peer Review: a discussion by Biomaterials Editors Professors Pandit and Yu.

27 February 2017

Inspired by natural adhesive materials, scientists have developed a synthetic version that can be controlled remotely using UV light.

15 February 2017

A new metamaterial can be easily manipulated to alter the stiffness of its surface by orders of magnitude, from rubber to steel.

8 February 2017

A new computational design strategy can pinpoint optimal materials for coating the cathode in lithium-ion batteries to protect it from degradation.

7 February 2017

A new oxidatively-modified carbon material is highly efficient at absorbing radioactive metal cations such as cesium and strontium.

2 February 2017

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