Alexander Beadle
Alexander Beadle is a science writer and editor for Technology Networks. Prior to this, he worked as a freelance science writer. Alexander holds an MChem in materials chemistry from the University of St Andrews, where he won a Chemistry Purdie Scholarship and conducted research into zeolite crystal growth mechanisms and the action of single-molecule transistors.
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Why Do Some Alloys Not Expand When Heated?
Certain metal alloys – known as Invar alloys – don’t expand when they get hot. In a new study, researchers have discovered that at high temperatures, the intrinsic magnetic properties of the alloys cause just enough contraction to cancel out thermal expansion.
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Climate Change Is Putting Larger Fish at Risk
A new study has found that climate change is disproportionately impacting larger and older fish, which are struggling to adapt as our waters become warmer and more deoxygenated.
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Robotic Research Platform Discovers New, More Efficient Material For Solar Cells
Researchers have developed a new robotic materials acceleration platform (MAP), that can rapidly synthesize and print new semiconductor materials. The platform has already been used to identify a new alloy that has the potential to outperform classic silicon solar cells.
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Metals Have the Intrinsic Ability To Heal Themselves, New Research Finds
During an experiment designed to test how metals perform under stress, researchers noticed something unexpected – fatigue cracks in a metal sample starting to heal themselves. This finding has important consequences for future self-healing materials.
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Keeping Bees Safe From Pesticides ‒ Do Current Methods Work?
Many of the most common methods for reducing the impact of pesticides on bee populations are rooted in minimal scientific evidence, according to new research.
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The Ocean is Changing Color – And Climate Change is Likely To Blame
Researchers have detected color changes in satellite photos of the Earth’s oceans that cannot be explained by normal year-to-year ecological variability alone. They say that these changes are likely a consequence of human-induced climate change.
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New Thermal Cloak Helps Keep Your Car Battery Cool in the Summer
Researchers have developed a prototype “thermal cloak” that can dampen the extreme temperature fluctuations felt in cars left out in the sun.
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Record-Breaking New Measurement of Electron “Roundness”
Scientists have measured the electric dipole of electrons more precisely than ever before. Their results could have a significant impact on theories for what occurred immediately after the Big Bang.
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New Metallic Gel Adds a Fourth Dimension to 3D Printing
Researchers have developed a new electrically conductive metallic gel that can be used with commercial-grade 3D printers. The novel printing material also reacts to heat as it dries, meaning it can print in a fourth dimension – time.
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