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Chemistry World August 17, 2012 Philip Ball |
Getting under water's skin The surface tension of water is explained in textbooks with pictures showing water molecules pulling each other sideways and downwards at the liquid surface, producing a kind of surface 'skin'.  |
Chemistry World February 7, 2014 Emma Stoye |
Crystal ribbons grow on a curve Colleagues at Harvard University in the US investigated the effects of elastic stress on crystals, which is increased by growing them on a curved surface rather than a flat one.  |
Chemistry World February 21, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Taking the Measure of Atomic Friction Scientists in the US and Germany have successfully used an atomic force microscope to determine exactly how much effort is needed to drag a single atom of cobalt across the surface of different metals.  |
Technology Research News April 9, 2003 |
Biochip moves liquids with heat Researchers from Princeton University have made a microscopic device that uses heat to move, mix and split droplets of liquid. The device could be used in small, battery-operated chemical sensors and hand-held medical testers.  |
Chemistry World March 30, 2012 Patrick Walter |
Controversial physical sciences shaping strategy comes to a close For better or worse, the main UK physical sciences funding body has finished deciding which areas of science will see their funding grow and which will shrink.  |
Chemistry World June 14, 2012 Russell Johnson |
Surfactant driven propulsion A small autonomous boat powered by a volatile surfactant has been developed by scientists in Finland and Israel. The surfactant modifies the surface tension of the liquid it floats on to create a surface tension gradient that propels the boat forward.  |
Chemistry World November 20, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
A drop of extra bounce US researchers have discovered a simple way to modify a water-repellent surface so that bouncing drops of water spend significantly less time in contact with the surface.  |
Chemistry World October 9, 2014 Richard Massey |
Ionic liquid-gas interfaces: more than a surface glance Research by scientists in the UK suggests that small changes in the nature of binary ionic liquid systems can significantly alter their surface composition.  |
Chemistry World May 2012 |
Column: The crucible Philip Ball is perplexed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 's decision to cut surface science funding  |
Chemistry World January 7, 2008 Jonathan Edwards |
Non-stick at the flick of a switch Nano-nails can repel almost any liquid.  |
Chemistry World December 6, 2007 Tom Westgate |
Giving Oil the Slip Scientists in the US have described how to design surfaces that repel oils for the first time.  |
Chemistry World November 11, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Design rules for wet-proof materials A new series of equations should allow scientists to design the ultimate unwettable surfaces, according to Robert Cohen and Gareth McKinley at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US.  |
Chemistry World September 1, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Wendy Brown: Space dust chemistry Professor Wendy Brown's research reproduces the cold and low pressures of space to model chemical reactions that occur when particles are brought together on interstellar dust grains.  |
Chemistry World July 26, 2012 Phillip Broadwith |
Remote controlled omniphobic surface Chemists in the US have developed a material that normally resists wetting by both aqueous and organic liquids, but can have this property 'switched off' using a magnet, allowing liquids to soak the surface.  |
Technology Research News May 4, 2005 |
Surface Tension Drives Nanomotor Researchers have found a way to harness surface tension to drive nanomachines.  |
Chemistry World July 4, 2010 Hayley Birch |
DNA sticks at flick of switch A new technique that sticks individual DNA molecules to a gold surface works at the flick of an electrochemical switch.  |
Chemistry World March 6, 2011 Mike Brown |
Molecules that walk, hop and jump 'Two legged' molecules walk, hop and fly across a receptor surface, according to researchers in the Netherlands and Ireland. The findings could help us understand how viruses and bacteria interact with cell membranes, they say.  |
Chemistry World September 22, 2011 Jon Evans |
Pitcher plant inspires ultimate non-stick surface By mimicking the leaves of a carnivorous tropical plant, US scientists have developed a surface so slippery that everything slides off: water, oil, blood, ice, jam and even ants.  |
Chemistry World October 24, 2006 Richard Van Noorden |
A Chequerboard of Water Water droplets cling in flat squares and dance in round globes on a smart surface created by South Korean researchers. Exposure to light wipes away the pattern, and an alternative can be written in with no etching required.  |
Chemistry World September 1, 2009 Tom Bond |
Complex shines a light on its own creation A complex that spontaneously forms at a surface and then signals its own assembly has been created by scientists from the Netherlands.  |