Lab turns hard-to-process plastic waste into carbon-capture master
Here's another thing to do with that mountain of used plastic: make it soak up excess carbon dioxide.
Nanomaterials
Apr 5, 2022
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New technique leads to creation of elastic high-strength carbon nanotube film
(Phys.org)—A new technique developed by researchers at East China University of Science and Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University has led to the development of a high-strength carbon nanotube film that retains much ...
New method efficiently generates hydrogen from water
Washington State University researchers have found a way to more efficiently generate hydrogen from water—an important key to making clean energy more viable.
Nanomaterials
Feb 1, 2018
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Researchers unveil electronics that mimic the human brain in efficient learning
Only 10 years ago, scientists working on what they hoped would open a new frontier of neuromorphic computing could only dream of a device using miniature tools called memristors that would function/operate like real brain ...
Nanophysics
Apr 20, 2020
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A light-powered catalyst could be key for hydrogen economy
Rice University researchers have engineered a key light-activated nanomaterial for the hydrogen economy. Using only inexpensive raw materials, a team from Rice's Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Syzygy Plasmonics Inc. and Princeton ...
Nanophysics
Nov 24, 2022
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World's most complex microparticle: A synthetic that outdoes nature's intricacy (Update)
Synthetic microparticles more intricate than some of the most complicated ones found in nature have been produced by a University of Michigan-led international team. They also investigated how that intricacy arises and devised ...
Nanophysics
Apr 9, 2020
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Nanotubes change the shape of water
First, according to Rice University engineers, get a nanotube hole. Then insert water. If the nanotube is just the right width, the water molecules will align into a square rod.
Nanomaterials
Aug 24, 2018
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A graphene superconductor that plays more than one tune
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a graphene device that's thinner than a human hair but has a depth of special traits. It easily switches from ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 17, 2019
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Carbon nanotube device channels heat into light
The ever-more-humble carbon nanotube may be just the device to make solar panels—and anything else that loses energy through heat—far more efficient.
Nanophysics
Jul 12, 2019
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Physicists accelerate the hunt for revolutionary artificial atomic materials
Scientists at the University of Bath have taken an important step towards understanding the interaction between layers of atomically thin materials arranged in stacks. They hope their research will speed up the discovery ...
Nanophysics
Aug 11, 2020
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