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Studying strain effects in 2D materials using Kelvin Probe Microcopy

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

At the nanoscale, materials become exceedingly sensitive to external perturbations. This is quite a relevant factor for wearable and flexible applications, where materials would always bear a certain degree of variable strain/stress. So far it has...

May 9, 2018

Polarized light: A simple route to highly chiral materials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers in Japan have successfully created chiral nanostructures from particles of gold. The trick was to use circularly polarized light to generate electric fields.

May 8, 2018

Nanoscale measurements 100x more precise, thanks to improved two-photon technique

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Technique uses photons, fundamental components of light, to measure nanoscopic materials thinner than 100,000th the width of a human hair - with 30,000 fired per second and 500bn throughout Research will mean measurements 100x more precise than e...

May 8, 2018

Wrap an electrode material for Li-ion battery into the inner spacing of carbon nanotube

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Toyohashi University of Technology have demonstrated the electrochemical performance of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) using phosphorus-encapsulated carbon nanotube electrodes, in which red phosphorus with high capacity is introdu...

May 8, 2018

High-performance graphene sheets for engineering high-tech materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Today, the common engineering solution to manufacture carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite materials is based on cross-plied carbon fibers in a polymer resin requiring high temperature cure. In contrast, researchers now have demonstrated cros...

May 8, 2018

Helping the Air Force Search for Actionable Intelligence Worldwide | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are supporting the mission of Air Force Distributed Common Ground System in a broad range of ways. GTRI is providing expertise from subject matter experts in an array of sensing ar...

May 8, 2018

Reimagined future for sustainable nanomaterials

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The researchers have developed a database that serves as a screening tool for environmentally sustainable material selection....

May 8, 2018

Hematene joins parade of new 2-D materials—Team extracts 3-atom-thick sheets from common iron oxide

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In the wake of its recent discovery of a flat form of gallium, an international team led by scientists from Rice University has created another two-dimensional material that the researchers said could be a game changer for solar fuel generation.Ri...

May 7, 2018

Wrap an electrode material for Li-ion battery into the inner spacing of carbon nanotube: Electrochemical characterization of a high capacitive electrode for lithium ion batteries using phosphorus-encapsulated carbon nanotubes

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have designed a unique lithium ion battery (LIB) electrode, where red phosphorus is stuffed into carbon nanotubes (CNTs). They revealed reversible electrochemical reactions and relatively high structural stability of red phosphorus in ...

May 7, 2018

Flexible, Wearable Oral Sodium Sensor Could Help Improve Hypertension Control | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

For people who have hypertension and certain other conditions, eating too much salt raises blood pressure and increases the likelihood of heart complications. To help monitor salt intake, researchers have developed a flexible and stretcha...

May 7, 2018

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