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The Impact of 1D Nanostructures on Potassium-Ion Batteries Revealed

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Due to their great safety, potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) have sparked substantial attention as a possible next-generation energy storage solution. A recent review paper published in the journal Materials Today describes current research advances ...

May 30, 2022

Commercially Viable Carbon Fiber Nanomaterial for Solar-Based Water Purification

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Solar-mediated evaporation technologies have promising prospects in seawater treatment. However, the limited capacity of a single treatment of seawater and polluted salt causes a threat to these technologies.

May 30, 2022

"Waste plastics from old cars "flashed" into graphene to go in new cars"

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

If humanity is ever going to curb our waste problem, we’ll need to get creative with recycling and reusing materials. In a new study, researchers at Rice University and Ford’s Research and Innovation Center have demonstrated how waste plastic from...

May 30, 2022

"Fluorescent sensor paint" lights up key markers of Parkinson's disease"

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Addressing the shortage of dopamine that characterizes Parkinson's disease is a key objective of treatments old and new, but monitoring levels of the neurotransmitter that result from these interventions can be a tricky undertaking. Scientist...

May 30, 2022

Cars Could Get A “Flashy” Upgrade

CleanTechnica   -   Scientific News Websites

Rice University chemists working with researchers at the Ford Motor Company are turning plastic parts from “end-of-life” vehicles into graphene via the university’s flash Joule heating process.

May 29, 2022

Levidian Nanosystems and Zero Carbon Ventures sign UAE decarbonization deal

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Levidian Nanosystems recently signed its first customer deal to supply its Levidian LOOP10 system at a site in Abu Dhabi, owned by IDC.

May 29, 2022

India-based Nordische Technologies and CIPET announce aluminium-graphene battery for gadgets and EV technology

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

India-based start-up, Nordische Technologies, claims to have launched an Aluminium-Graphene pouch cell battery for consumer electronics, gadgets and future EV technology in association with the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and T...

May 29, 2022

Watercycle Technologies secures funding for its graphene-based membrane tech

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Watercycle Technologies, a spin-out company from The University of Manchester, has secured initial funding for its technology that uses graphene-based membranes and systems to extract lithium and other minerals from brines and water solutions.

May 29, 2022

Fundamental Breakthrough: Error-Free Quantum Computing Gets Real

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Fundamental Building Blocks for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Demonstrated Due to high-quality fabrication, errors during processing and storage of information have become a rarity in modern... The post Fundamental Breakthrough: Error-Free Qua...

May 28, 2022

Carbon-Removal Tech Grabs Elon Musk’s Check

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Stretching across the northern coasts of Oman and the United Arab Emirates loom the vast jagged peaks of the Al Hajar mountains. The craggy outcrops are made mostly of a rock called peridotite, which absorbs carbon dioxide from the air and turns i...

May 28, 2022

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