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- Silk: Mimicking how spiders make their complex array of silks could usher in a tapestry of new materials, and other animals or plants could be designed to be the producers
- Itch: Scientists trace a new path behind the maddening, unrelenting, screaming desire to scratch
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Researchers have created molecules that assemble into a microscopic structure that mimics bone. (p. 358)Published: December 8th, 2001; Vol.160 #23Found in: Materials Science -
A new type of epoxy adhesive loses its stickiness when heated, allowing easy separation of materials that were once tightly bonded. (p. 237)Published: October 13th, 2001; Vol.160 #15Found in: Materials Science -
Researchers have made a miniature device that can quickly detect hydrogen leaks. (p. 237)Published: October 13th, 2001; Vol.160 #15Found in: Materials Science -
Researchers have created a ceramic that stretches to 10 times its original length in record time. (p. 181)Published: September 22nd, 2001; Vol.160 #12Found in: Materials Science
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A novel coating may offer a new way to fend off microbial buildup on catheters, artificial hips, and replacement cardiac valves. (p. 165)Published: September 15th, 2001; Vol.160 #11Found in: Materials Science
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A method for coating silicon with high-performance semiconductors such as gallium arsenide may make faster, low-power microcircuits both cheaper and more widespread. (p. 164)Published: September 15th, 2001; Vol.160 #11Found in: Materials Science
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Researchers have designed simple new films for indicating the presence of worrisome airborne chemicals. (p. 103)Published: August 18th, 2001; Vol.160 #7Found in: Materials Science -
Some nonstick coatings such as Teflon break down at high temperatures into undesirable compounds that persist in the environment. (p. 36)Published: July 21st, 2001; Vol.160 #3Found in: Materials Science -
Researchers have created new coatings that break down toxins and keep mirrors from fogging when the materials are exposed to visible light. (p. 22)Published: July 14th, 2001; Vol.160 #2Found in: Materials Science
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Researchers have discovered how the orientation of amino acid molecules can make a growing crystal take on either a right- or a left-handed form. (p. 373)Published: June 16th, 2001; Vol.159 #24Found in: Materials Science -
Researchers have made an array of transistors out of carbon nanotubes. (p. 335)Published: May 26th, 2001; Vol.159 #21Found in: Materials Science -
Researchers have made a lightbulb that depends on carbon nanotubes for its glow. (p. 335)Published: May 26th, 2001; Vol.159 #21Found in: Materials Science
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Researchers have created the smallest stable, freestanding inorganic nanotubes yet. (p. 285)Published: May 5th, 2001; Vol.159 #18Found in: Materials Science -
Researchers have made nanotubes with specific sizes and traits by designing molecules that self-assemble. (p. 285)Published: May 5th, 2001; Vol.159 #18Found in: Materials Science -
Researchers have made crystals that reversibly change their surface shape when hit by light. (p. 175)Published: March 17th, 2001; Vol.159 #11Found in: Materials Science
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