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Engineers from the Department have developed an ultrathin membrane that is both extremely permeable & very strong. The study was published in Science.

Exciting new research carried out in Andrew Livingston’s group in the has been published in Science, one of the world’s top scientific journals. In the study the researchers produced ultrathin (<10 nm) synthetic membranes that can filter small molecules from organic solutes. These nanofilms are extremely permeable, yet very strong. Possible applications of the membranes include purifying organic mixtures in industries such as pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and oil refining.

The researchers involved were , and .

The paper was published in the of Science:

; Santanu Karan, Zhiwei Jiang, Andrew G. Livingston.

A Perspective article on the paper was included in the same issue:

; Viatcheslav Freger.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø College issued a press release and video to accompany the publication:

'Crumpled' filter has potential to slash energy consumption in industry

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The study was also covered by a number of news outlets and trade publications:

• (ChemistryWorld)
• (The Chemical Engineer)
• (The Chemical Engineer)
  
• (Nanotechweb.org)
• (Phys.org)
• (Technology Networks)
• (ScienceDaily)
• (The American Ceramic Society)
  
• (wikienergia.pt)
  
• (myScience)
• (Energy & Environment management)
• (Scicasts)
• (Headlines & Global News (HNGN.com))
• (Chem-Report)
  
• (Genesis Nanotech)
  
•  (LabOnline.com.au)
  
• (Electronic specifier)