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Sunlight triggered crystal lattice harvests drinking water from air and stores it

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chemists have designed a light activated metal organic framework (MOF) that pulls water from the air and stores it in cavities triggered by sunlight alone.

May 12, 2026

GMG's graphene coating boosts air conditioning performance in Australian residential project

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Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has announced that its THERMAL-XR graphene coating solution is being applied to air conditioning units at two luxury residential towers under construction on Australia’s Gold Coast in Queensland. The project invo...

May 12, 2026

Machine learning proves that graphene is hydrophobic

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For more than a decade, a fundamental mystery has surrounded graphene—the one-atom-thick "wonder material" known for its exceptional strength, conductivity, and transparency. Despite its seemingly simple structure, one basic question has...

May 11, 2026

New strategy produces bulk graphene composite with record strength and thermal conductivity

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Researchers used just 5.9% polymer resin to boost graphene composite strength by 117% while achieving a thermal conductivity ten times above conventional composites.

May 11, 2026

Volt Carbon advances graphene and expandable graphite activities, expands production capabilities

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Volt Carbon Technologies has provided an update on its operations, highlighting ongoing commercialization efforts and expanded activities in graphene-related materials.

May 11, 2026

Charged nanoparticles linked to higher fish embryo mortality

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Plastic contamination in freshwater ecosystems continues to rise, resulting in micro- and nanoparticle accumulation in the aquatic environment. A new study by an aquatic ecology group at the University of Eastern Finland investigated how these tin...

Feb 23, 2026

Accelerating next generation medicine with new drug delivery platform

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Scientists have developed an adaptable materials platform that can safely and efficiently deliver a wide range of genetic medicines, an advance that could accelerate the development of next-generation vaccines, cancer treatments, and gene-silencin...

Feb 23, 2026

Stretchy plastics conduct electricity via tiny, whisker-like fibers

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A stretchy, conductive type of plastic could help power the next generation of implantable biomedical devices, like longer-lasting pacemakers or glucose monitors, according to Enrique Gomez, professor of chemical engineering at Penn State.

Feb 23, 2026

Scientists deliver new molecule for getting DNA into cells

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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new molecule which carries DNA into biological cells, to treat or vaccinate against illnesses. Many existing options rely on molecules with a strong positive charge, which can cause har...

Feb 23, 2026

Researchers copy viral strategies to get mRNA medicines into cells in one piece

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Drugs made of mRNA have the potential to transform medicine—if only they could get into cells in one piece. Now, University of Connecticut researchers have shown that packaging mRNA like a virus could smuggle it into cells safely, opening up a new...

Feb 23, 2026

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