Search results for nanotubes

Polymers Oct 6, 2022

Taking salt out of the water equation

Ultrathin polymer-based ordered membranes that effectively remove salt from seawater and brine could provide a promising alternative to existing water desalination systems, a KAUST-led team demonstrates. Their research appears ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 12, 2022

Nanotubes illuminate the way to living photovoltaics

"We put nanotubes inside of bacteria," says Professor Ardemis Boghossian at EPFL's School of Basic Sciences. "That doesn't sound very exciting on the surface, but it's actually a big deal. Researchers have been putting nanotubes ...

Materials Science Sep 6, 2022

Video: How pencils can help us understand the future of everything (Alex wants a jetpack)

The chemistry world has been excited about the possibility of buckyballs, graphene and carbon nanotubes for decades.

Bio & Medicine Aug 24, 2022

Researchers pin down key factors of carbon nanotube toxicity

A Skoltech research team made a systematic review of publications on in vitro biocompatibility of carbon nanotubes and identified the manufacturing parameters that could make them safe for living organisms. The scientists ...

Superconductivity Aug 2, 2022

In DNA, scientists find solution to building superconductor that could transform technology

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and their collaborators have used DNA to overcome a nearly insurmountable obstacle to engineer materials that would revolutionize electronics.

Cell & Microbiology Jul 25, 2022

SARS-CoV-2 hijacks nanotubes between neurons to infect them

COVID-19 often leads to neurological symptoms, such as a loss of taste or smell, or cognitive impairments (including memory loss and concentration difficulties), both during the acute phase of the disease and over the long ...

Nanomaterials Jul 20, 2022

Rewriting the history of K-carbon fiber manufacturing with carbon nanotubes

A space elevator, a structure connecting the Earth's surface to a space station, would allow for the cost-efficient transport of people and materials. However, a very light yet strong material is essential to making such ...

Nanomaterials Jul 19, 2022

New aerogel maintains functionality, superelasticity at extreme temperatures

Aerogel materials serve a vital role as protective materials needed for many fields, including as electromagnetic interference shielding material for 5G technology, thermally insulating material in high-rise buildings and ...

Astronomy Jul 19, 2022

Evidence that buckyballs and carbon nanotubes form from the dust and gas of dying stars

Astronomers at the University of Arizona have developed a theory to explain the presence of the largest molecules known to exist in interstellar gas.

Nanomaterials Jul 14, 2022

Strain-sensing smart skin ready to deploy

A strain-sensing smart skin developed at Rice University that uses very small structures, carbon nanotubes, to monitor and detect damage in large structures is ready for prime time.

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