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Conclusion: Strange Substances and Structures

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Chemistry for the Future: Strange Substances and Structures
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Imagine being able to transform an insulating material into an electrical conductor just by touching it with a magnet.
Materials chemist Dr Andrew Goodwin is using the concepts of order and disorder to design new materials with amazing functionality that could transform our future in ways limited only by our imagination.

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Chemistry for the Future: Strange Substances and Structures
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Andrew Goodwin
Keywords
mechanical properties
insulators
structures
materials
conductors
crystals
disorder
order
Department: Department of Chemistry
Date Added: 18/07/2013
Duration: 00:10:53

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