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Surface science news, February 2017

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

28 February 2017Laurie Donaldson
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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
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Inspired by natural adhesive materials, scientists have developed a synthetic version that can be controlled remotely using UV light.

15 February 2017
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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
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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
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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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