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Surface science news, December 2022

By forming needles on the surface of galvanized steel, researchers have come up with a cheap and simple way to bond polymers to it.

30 December 2022

New ab-initio simulation unveils ways to reduce friction and wear

28 December 2022Laurie Winkless

Synthetic vascular grafts improved by seaweed molecule

23 December 2022Laurie Donaldson

New electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries stops them catching fire

20 December 2022Laurie Donaldson

Researchers have developed a scalable fabrication technique for producing ultrathin, lightweight solar cells that can be stuck onto any surface.

15 December 2022

Researchers have come up with a souped -up method for measuring the 3D orientation of the molecular building blocks of polymers.

14 December 2022

Researchers have discovered why charged ions can pass through certain 2D materials without leaving holes.

6 December 2022

A new microprinting technique uses sugar and corn syrup to transfer microscopic patterns of materials onto curved surfaces.

2 December 2022

Adding organic ammonium salts to the perovskite surface can help to regulate and reduce unwanted energy loss in perovskite solar cells.

1 December 2022

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