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We may finally know why gold stays so shiny

Gold is chemically inert and so doesn't tarnish, but exactly why had been a mystery

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Tiny 'metajets' could use light to steer sails for interstellar travel

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Weird 'transdimensional' state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D

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Nanodiamonds

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Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny

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Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time

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Professor Sir John Pendry FRS, Chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics, Imperial College London, who has made seminal contributions to research in metamaterials and photonics, surface science, and disordered systems and localisation. Cloaking devices, perfect lenses and the super high-speed computer chips of the future are just some of the practical applications of Sir John's theoretical research.

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The invisibility cloak inventor now has better tricks up his sleeve

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Physicists can now take control of 'hidden' friction in devices

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Chemist Omar M. Yaghi

Chemistry

Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world

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People searching for quasicrystals in a surreal pink and blue landscape, reminiscent of a quasicrystal's non-repeating atomic structure

Chemistry

Why quasicrystals shouldn’t exist but are turning up in strange places

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Chemistry

Bulletproof fabric laced with carbon nanotubes is stronger than Kevlar

A sheet of fabric that is three times stronger than Kevlar could stop a bullet despite being just 1.8 millimetres thick, thanks to the addition of carbon nanotubes that keep its molecules aligned

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Even in our digital world, materials still matter

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We’ve glimpsed the secret quantum landscape inside all matter

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Environment

Super-cool cement could stop buildings trapping heat inside

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Jacket that gets thinner when you sweat could help avoid overheating

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