Rice University scientists are known for exceptional research, but a new paper led by physicist Junichiro Kono makes that point most literally.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 30, 2018
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A novel quantum effect observed in a carbon nanotube film could lead to the development of unique lasers and other optoelectronic devices, according to scientists at Rice University and Tokyo Metropolitan University.
Nanomaterials
Mar 16, 2018
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Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes or modified graphene nanoribbons may be suitable replacements for platinum for fast oxygen reduction, the key reaction in fuel cells that transform chemical energy into electricity, according ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 5, 2018
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Last winter, MIT researchers discovered that a phenol-formaldehyde polymer transformed into a glassy carbon material in a process similar to baking reaches its best combination of high strength and low density at 1,000 degrees ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 4, 2017
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Spiders' silk is already tough stuff—just ask your friendly neighbourhood Spiderman.
Nanomaterials
Aug 14, 2017
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Carbon nanotubes immobilized in a tuft of quartz fiber have the power to remove toxic heavy metals from water, according to researchers at Rice University.
Nanomaterials
Jul 27, 2017
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As embedded intelligence is finding its way into ever more areas of our lives, fields ranging from autonomous driving to personalized medicine are generating huge amounts of data. But just as the flood of data is reaching ...
Nanophysics
Jul 5, 2017
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Reflecting the structure of composites found in nature and the ancient world, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have synthesized thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles that exhibit both high electrical ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 21, 2017
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(Phys.org)—U.K.-based Surrey Nanosystems has announced that it has improved on the original Vertically Aligned Nanotube Array BLACK (Vantablack coating) which the company claimed to be the blackest material ever made. The ...
A chunk of conductive graphene foam reinforced by carbon nanotubes can support more than 3,000 times its own weight and easily bounce back to its original height, according to Rice University scientists.
Nanomaterials
Feb 14, 2017
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