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Polymers Aug 1, 2024

Sustainable and reversible 3D printing method uses minimal ingredients and steps

A new 3D printing method developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego is so simple that it uses a polymer ink and salt water solution to create solid structures. The work, published in Nature Communications, ...

Nanomaterials Jul 31, 2024

Newly discovered sheets of nanoscale 'cubes' found to be efficient catalysts

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created sheets of transition metal chalcogenide "cubes" connected by chlorine atoms. While sheets of atoms have been widely studied, e.g. graphene, the team's work breaks ...

Nanomaterials Jul 26, 2024

Twisted carbon nanotubes could achieve significantly better energy storage than advanced lithium-ion batteries

An international team of scientists, including two researchers who now work in the Center for Advanced Sensor Technology (CAST) at UMBC, has shown that twisted carbon nanotubes can store three times more energy per unit mass ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 25, 2024

Researchers explore interplay between high-affinity DNA and carbon nanotubes

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have emerged as promising candidates for applications in biotechnology and nanoelectronics due to their exceptional physical and chemical properties. Despite their potential, challenges ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 19, 2024

Electrified membranes with carbon nanotubes offer faster nitrate removal in drinking water

Nitrate contamination in water has long presented threats to the environment and human health. Now, Yale researchers have developed an efficient and effective way to remove it.

Analytical Chemistry Jul 19, 2024

Chemists design novel method for generating sustainable fuel

Chemists have been working to synthesize high-value materials from waste molecules for years. Now, an international collaboration of scientists is exploring ways to use electricity to streamline the process.

Nanophysics Jul 18, 2024

Nanoscale trilayer exhibits ultrafast charge transfer in semiconductor materials

Successfully innovating optoelectronic semiconductor devices depends a lot on moving charges and excitons—electron-hole pairs—in specified directions for the purpose of creating fuels or electricity.

Bio & Medicine Jul 5, 2024

Researchers explain the imaging mechanisms of atomic force microscopy in 3D

Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University report the 3D imaging of a suspended nanostructure. The technique used is an extension of atomic force microscopy and is a promising approach for ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 3, 2024

Flexible and durable bioelectrodes: The future of health care wearables

The use of wearable electronics that continuously monitor biosignals has transformed the health care and fitness industries. These devices are becoming increasingly common and are projected to reach a market valuation of ...

Nanomaterials Jun 27, 2024

New strategy to obtain carbon nanotube fibers with higher dynamic strength

In a study published in Science on June 21, Prof. Jian Muqiang from Peking University and the Beijing Graphene Institute and others developed a strategy to fabricate carbon nanotube fibers with the dynamic strength up to ...

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