News tagged with carbon material
Microscopic firewalls: Robust foils of synthetic nacre analogues act as a heat shield
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biological materials are fascinating because they are very light but have the ability to withstand extreme forces. Nacre is amazingly tough thanks to a multi-layer arrangement of platelet-shaped ...
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Nanotechnology for water purification
Nanotechnology refers to a broad range of tools, techniques and applications that simply involve particles on the approximate size scale of a few to hundreds of nanometers in diameter. Particles of this size have some unique ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Steam process could remove CO2 to regenerate amine capture materials
Because they can remove carbon dioxide from the flue gases of coal-burning facilities such as power plants, solid materials containing amines are being extensively studied as part of potential CO2 sequestration ...
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Depth Charge: Using Atomic Force Microscopy to Study Subsurface Structures
Over the past couple of decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as a powerful tool for imaging surfaces at astonishing resolutions—fractions of a nanometer in some cases. But suppose you're more ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Using carbon nanotubes in lithium batteries can dramatically improve energy capacity
Batteries might gain a boost in power capacity as a result of a new finding from researchers at MIT. They found that using carbon nanotubes for one of the battery's electrodes produced a significant increase — up to tenfold ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 20, 2010 |
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Layered footballs: First two-dimensional organic metal made of fullerenes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since their discovery in the mid 1980s, fullerenes have caused a sensation. The tiny hollow spheres made of 60 carbon atoms, constructed out of pentagons and hexagons like miniature soccer ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Graphene makes light work of aircraft design
(PhysOrg.com) -- Faster and lighter aircraft could be built using an incredible super-thin material just one atom thick, according to new research conducted at The University of Manchester.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Copper Nanowires Enable Bendable Displays, Solar Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Duke University chemists has perfected a simple way to make tiny copper nanowires in quantity. The cheap conductors are small enough to be transparent, making them ideal for thin-film ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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The search for improved carbon sponges picks up speed
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new class of materials with a record-shattering internal surface may have the right stuff to efficiently strip carbon dioxide from a power plant's exhaust. Berkeley lab scientists hope to ...
May 27, 2010 |
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Rising CO2 levels threaten crops and food quality
Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide interfere with plants’ ability to convert nitrate into protein and could threaten food quality, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis. The ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Sound could save circuits: Researchers theorize acoustic waves may cool microelectronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Hot sounds" has one meaning to music fans and another to physicists. Count a team of researchers at Rice University among the latter, as they've discovered that acoustic waves traveling along ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Graphene Outperforms Carbon Nanotubes for Creating Stronger, More Crack-Resistant Materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three new studies from researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute illustrate why graphene should be the nanomaterial of choice to strengthen composite materials used in everything from ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Made to order diamonds hold key to stunning laser discoveries
(PhysOrg.com) -- Diamond is best known for being a prized gem and the hardest cutting element available, but now thanks to research being carried out at Macquarie University it is also proving to be a super ...
Apr 22, 2010 |
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Ordinary T-shirts could become body armor
(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple cotton T-shirt may one day be converted into tougher, more comfortable body armor for soldiers or police officers.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 07, 2010 |
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Project to make car fuel from thin air
Researchers from the South West are working on a £1.4 million project that could take carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into car fuel.
Mar 30, 2010 |
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