Stuart Cantrill : The Sceptical Chymist

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Carbon fibre composites are increasingly a viable option for the structural components of next-generation cars for improved energy efficiency, particularly as their use in the aerospace industry will undoubtedly bring manufacturing costs down. Energy storage devices such as capacitors and batteries will also be the order of the day. Milo Shaffer and colleagues at Imperial College have recognised this as an opportunity for further energy savings. Both structural re-inforcement composites and electrochemical devices rely on the use of layered architectures. So  <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/2011/12/2011_fall_mrs_stiff_storage.html#wpn-more-2840" class="more-link"> … Read more</a></p> </div> <div class="wpn-entry-meta"> <aside> <div class="article-tools cleared"> <h2 class="hidden">Article tools</h2> <ul id="wpn-share-post-2840" class="wpn-entry-user-actions"> <li class="wpn-entry-comment-link"><a class="comments-link" href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/2011/12/2011_fall_mrs_stiff_storage.html#comments" title="Comment on 2011 Fall MRS: Stiff storage">2 Comments</a></li> <li class="sendtofriend"><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/tell-a-friend?id=2840">Email</a></li> <li class="wpn-share-bookmark"> <h3 class="toggle-bookmarking-links">Share/bookmark</h3> <div id="bookmarking-links" class="bookmarking-popup"> <ul class="bookmarking" id="wpn-share-post-2840"> <li class="facebook"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_stiff_storage.html">Facebook</a></li> <li class="twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/?status=2011+Fall+MRS%3A+Stiff+storage+https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_stiff_storage.html">Twitter</a></li> <li class="delicious"><a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_stiff_storage.html&title=2011+Fall+MRS%3A+Stiff+storage">Delicious</a></li> <li class="digg"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_stiff_storage.html&title=2011+Fall+MRS%3A+Stiff+storage">Digg</a></li> <li class="googleplus"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_stiff_storage.html">Google+</a></li> <li class="linkedin"><a href="http://linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_stiff_storage.html&title=2011+Fall+MRS%3A+Stiff+storage">LinkedIn</a></li> <li class="reddit"><a href="http://reddit.com/s/https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_stiff_storage.html">Reddit</a></li> <li class="stumbleupon"><a href="http://stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_stiff_storage.html&title=2011+Fall+MRS%3A+Stiff+storage">StumbleUpon</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </article> <article> <div id="wpn-post-2839" class="hentry wpn-post wpn-publish wpn-post-2 wpn-even wpn-alt wpn-author-scantrill wpn-has-excerpt wpn-category-conference-reports cleared"> <p class="wpn-dateline"><time datetime="2011-12-02T10:47:49+00:00" pubdate><span class="published"><abbr class="value" title="2011-12-02">02 Dec 2011 </abbr>|<abbr class="value" title="10:47:49+0000"> 10:47 GMT</abbr></span></time></p><h2 class='wpn-post-title entry-title article-heading secondary-heading'><a href='https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/2011/12/2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html'>2011 Fall MRS: A plug for stem cells</a></h2> <p class="wpn-byline">Posted by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/author/scantrill" title="Stuart Cantrill">Stuart Cantrill</a></span><span class="divider"> | </span><span class="category"><span class="before">Categories: </span><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/category/conference-reports" rel="tag">Conference reports</a></span></p> <div class="wpn-entry-summary"> <p>Posted on behalf of Rosamund Daw (Senior Editor, Nature) In the field of materials science as applied to regenerative medicine, a common theme is the design of novel scaffold materials as supports for stem cell growth and differentiation. However not all stem cell therapies use scaffolds. In some biomedical research efforts, cells are injected directly into the site of need. Such a strategy has been applied to a variety of different injuries and diseases, for example Parkinson’s disease, stroke, heart attack and spinal-cord injuries. Though the approach has had some successes, a major stumbling block has been simply the ability  <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/2011/12/2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html#wpn-more-2839" class="more-link"> … Read more</a></p> </div> <div class="wpn-entry-meta"> <aside> <div class="article-tools cleared"> <h2 class="hidden">Article tools</h2> <ul id="wpn-share-post-2839" class="wpn-entry-user-actions"> <li class="wpn-entry-comment-link"><a class="comments-link" href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/2011/12/2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html#comments" title="Comment on 2011 Fall MRS: A plug for stem cells">1 Comment</a></li> <li class="sendtofriend"><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/tell-a-friend?id=2839">Email</a></li> <li class="wpn-share-bookmark"> <h3 class="toggle-bookmarking-links">Share/bookmark</h3> <div id="bookmarking-links" class="bookmarking-popup"> <ul class="bookmarking" id="wpn-share-post-2839"> <li class="facebook"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html">Facebook</a></li> <li class="twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/?status=2011+Fall+MRS%3A+A+plug+for+stem+cells+https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html">Twitter</a></li> <li class="delicious"><a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html&title=2011+Fall+MRS%3A+A+plug+for+stem+cells">Delicious</a></li> <li class="digg"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html&title=2011+Fall+MRS%3A+A+plug+for+stem+cells">Digg</a></li> <li class="googleplus"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html">Google+</a></li> <li class="linkedin"><a href="http://linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html&title=2011+Fall+MRS%3A+A+plug+for+stem+cells">LinkedIn</a></li> <li class="reddit"><a href="http://reddit.com/s/https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html">Reddit</a></li> <li class="stumbleupon"><a href="http://stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F12%2F2011_fall_mrs_a_plug_for_stem.html&title=2011+Fall+MRS%3A+A+plug+for+stem+cells">StumbleUpon</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </article> <article> <div id="wpn-post-2836" class="hentry wpn-post wpn-publish wpn-post-3 wpn-odd wpn-author-scantrill wpn-has-excerpt wpn-category-conference-reports cleared"> <p class="wpn-dateline"><time datetime="2011-11-30T16:02:15+00:00" pubdate><span class="published"><abbr class="value" title="2011-11-30">30 Nov 2011 </abbr>|<abbr class="value" title="16:02:15+0000"> 16:02 GMT</abbr></span></time></p><h2 class='wpn-post-title entry-title article-heading secondary-heading'><a href='https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/2011/11/fall_mrs_meeting_2011_bioinspi.html'>Fall MRS Meeting 2011: Bioinspired energy efficiency</a></h2> <p class="wpn-byline">Posted by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/author/scantrill" title="Stuart Cantrill">Stuart Cantrill</a></span><span class="divider"> | </span><span class="category"><span class="before">Categories: </span><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/category/conference-reports" rel="tag">Conference reports</a></span></p> <div class="wpn-entry-summary"> <p>Posted on behalf of Rosamund Daw (Senior Editor, Nature) At the Fall MRS meeting this year we are enjoying unusually mild weather. I can remember Christmassy snow at MRS’s past where woolly hats were a must. This year, many of the attendees are wandering around without coats and I have even spotted one or two brave individuals wearing T-shirts. Two major themes at this year’s meeting are energy and the interface of materials with biology and medicine. 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Find him contributing to the Sceptical Chymist or continue the conversation on Twitter @Frank_Leibfarth.  <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/2011/11/speaking_frankly_steve_jobs_an.html#wpn-more-2835" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> <div class="wpn-entry-meta"> <aside> <div class="article-tools cleared"> <h2 class="hidden">Article tools</h2> <ul id="wpn-share-post-2835" class="wpn-entry-user-actions"> <li class="wpn-entry-comment-link"><a class="comments-link" href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/2011/11/speaking_frankly_steve_jobs_an.html#comments" title="Comment on Speaking Frankly: Steve Jobs and innovation">2 Comments</a></li> <li class="sendtofriend"><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/tell-a-friend?id=2835">Email</a></li> <li class="wpn-share-bookmark"> <h3 class="toggle-bookmarking-links">Share/bookmark</h3> <div id="bookmarking-links" class="bookmarking-popup"> <ul class="bookmarking" id="wpn-share-post-2835"> <li class="facebook"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F11%2Fspeaking_frankly_steve_jobs_an.html">Facebook</a></li> <li class="twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/?status=Speaking+Frankly%3A+Steve+Jobs+and+innovation+https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F11%2Fspeaking_frankly_steve_jobs_an.html">Twitter</a></li> <li class="delicious"><a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F11%2Fspeaking_frankly_steve_jobs_an.html&title=Speaking+Frankly%3A+Steve+Jobs+and+innovation">Delicious</a></li> <li class="digg"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F11%2Fspeaking_frankly_steve_jobs_an.html&title=Speaking+Frankly%3A+Steve+Jobs+and+innovation">Digg</a></li> <li class="googleplus"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F11%2Fspeaking_frankly_steve_jobs_an.html">Google+</a></li> <li class="linkedin"><a href="http://linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F11%2Fspeaking_frankly_steve_jobs_an.html&title=Speaking+Frankly%3A+Steve+Jobs+and+innovation">LinkedIn</a></li> <li class="reddit"><a href="http://reddit.com/s/https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F11%2Fspeaking_frankly_steve_jobs_an.html">Reddit</a></li> <li class="stumbleupon"><a href="http://stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Fthescepticalchymist%2F2011%2F11%2Fspeaking_frankly_steve_jobs_an.html&title=Speaking+Frankly%3A+Steve+Jobs+and+innovation">StumbleUpon</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </article> <article> <div id="wpn-post-2818" class="hentry wpn-post wpn-publish wpn-post-5 wpn-odd wpn-author-scantrill wpn-has-excerpt wpn-category-stuart-cantrill cleared"> <p class="wpn-dateline"><time datetime="2011-09-28T11:16:11+00:00" pubdate><span class="published"><abbr class="value" title="2011-09-28">28 Sep 2011 </abbr>|<abbr class="value" title="11:16:11+0000"> 11:16 GMT</abbr></span></time></p><h2 class='wpn-post-title entry-title article-heading secondary-heading'><a href='https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/2011/09/from_crazy_chemists_to_engaged.html'>From crazy chemists to engaged learners through education</a></h2> <p class="wpn-byline">Posted by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/author/scantrill" title="Stuart Cantrill">Stuart Cantrill</a></span><span class="divider"> | </span><span class="category"><span class="before">Categories: </span><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/category/stuart-cantrill" rel="tag">Stuart Cantrill</a></span></p> <div class="wpn-entry-summary"> <p>Editor’s note: We published a series of ‘beyond the bench’ Commentary articles in our September 2011 issue to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry. These are free just for the rest of September, so get them while you can! We recently received some correspondence from John Spevacek on the chemistry education article written by David Smith from York – and so we are publishing it here, with a reply from Smith. 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