Nanomaterials
A collection of Catalyst articles about nanomaterials.
Nanotechnology *suitable for home teaching*
A Catalyst article about nanotechnology, the science of building tiny devices.
This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2006, Volume 16, Issue 3.
Buckytubes
A Catalyst article about buckytubes, a type of carbon nanoparticle.
This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2006, Volume 17, Issue 2.
Seeing the Atoms That Will Shape Our Future
This Catalyst article looks at how Scanning Tunnelling Microscopes can be used to manipulate individual atoms, to create electronic devices of unprecedented accuracy.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2012, Volume 23, Issue 1.
Magnificent Magnetic Bacteria
This Catalyst article explores bacteria which produces magnetic particles which may be useful for future computer memory devices.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2013, Volume 24, Issue 1.
Biomimicry
This Catalyst article investigates biomimetics and discovers how scientists are finding ways of copying ideas from nature to improve products.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2015, Volume 26, Issue 2.
Materials That Can Repair Themselves
This Catalyst article investigates carefully designed polymer materials that can repair themselves when mechanically damaged.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2015, Volume 26, Issue 2.