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Anna Demming

Anna Demming is a science journalist.

Anna was materials editor of Physics World from 2018 to 2019 and was previously editor of the website Nanotechweb. She studied nanostructures for her PhD in the context of photonics, specifically plasmonics and scanning near-field microscopy. In her spare time she runs and performs in a Bristol-based dance theatre company.

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Trends in Nanotechnology: nano pioneers celebrate the conference’s 20th anniversary

From electronic skyrmions and antiferromagnetic topological insulators to the industrial prospects of 2D materials we report from San Sebastian

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My favourite Nobel prize: Raman scattering is a universal fingerprint

From disease diagnosis to atomic physics, the discovery of Raman scattering has had a wide-ranging impact on science and technology, argues Anna Demming

Is parity violation a weak explanation for the homochirality of life?

Measurements of a model autocatalytic reaction diminish the “likelihood” of parity violation energy differences in the system’s electroweak interactions as an explanation for the origin of one-handed chirality in living organisms

Can flexoelectricity explain the charging by friction conundrum?

Calculating flexoelectric potentials from tribology models suggests a likely driver for the triboelectric effect

Graphene origami reaches quantum precision

Researchers build carbon nanostructures using a scanning tunnelling microscope with atomic-level control over twist angles and folds

Vacuum technology comeback immunizes nanoelectronics from radiation

With an optimized structure and materials substrate vacuum nanoelectronics bids to outperform semiconductor counterparts

Carbon nanotube 16-bit microprocessor takes computing beyond silicon

The most complex computing device from emerging non-silicon materials reported so far says “Hello World”

Simple tweak reprogrammes DNA-responsive hydrogel smart materials

With a single RNA tweak, researchers produce user-friendly hydrogels that respond to different environmental triggers in various ways from chemical release to electrical fusing

Hotly debated carbon ring allotrope reveals its structure

Scanning probe microscope isolation and characterization of cyclocarbons settle controversy over the elusive molecule’s structure

Can surface treatments enable commercial perovskite solar cells?

Progress towards tackling the instability of perovskites fuels hope for their future commercialization

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