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Graphene Composites announces milestone verification for its GC Patrol Shield ballistic shield

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Graphene Composites USA (GC USA) has announced that its ultralight GC Patrol Shield® has become the first and only rifle-rated ballistic shield to pass and receive third-party verification for rifle and shotgun rounds under the ASTM E3347-25 stand...

Dec 22, 2025

Modifying chirality with electricity: Voltage-driven method enables reversible, tunable states

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A way to electrically modify the chirality of organic–inorganic hybrid materials, in which chiral molecules adsorb onto inorganic surfaces, has been demonstrated by researchers at Science Tokyo. By using an electric double-layer transistor with a ...

Dec 21, 2025

Washing machine filters that trap micro- and nanoplastics before they reach waterways

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Tests show a new washing machine filter cuts polyester microfibres and captures particles down to 20 microns, helping keep plastics out of waterways.

Dec 21, 2025

Sparc announces first commercial sale of its ecosparc® graphene additive

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Sparc Technologies has announced the first commercial sale of its flagship graphene-based additive, ecosparc®, for use in solvent-based protective coatings.

Dec 20, 2025

CO₂-driven method rapidly creates complex nanomaterials at room temperature

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A team of researchers at UNIST, in collaboration with the University of Cologne and Purdue University, has unveiled a rapid, sustainable method to create complex nanomaterials containing up to 30 different metals in just one minute at room tempera...

Dec 19, 2025

Laser-engineered nanowire networks could unlock new material manufacturing

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A breakthrough development in nanofabrication could help support the development of new wireless, flexible, high-performance transparent electronic devices.

Dec 19, 2025

Nanoparticle vaccine strategy could protect against Ebola and other deadly filoviruses

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Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word "filum," meaning thread—a reference to their long, filamentous shape. This virus family contains some of the most dangerous pathogens known to science, including Ebola, Sudan, Bundibugyo and...

Dec 19, 2025

Merging nanopores with nanofluidic devices could transform medicine and diagnostics

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When disease begins forming inside the human body, something subtle happens long before symptoms appear. Individual molecules such as DNA, RNA, peptides, or proteins begin shifting in quantity or shape. Detecting these tiny molecular changes early...

Dec 19, 2025

Hybrid excitons speed energy transfer at 2D organic semiconductor interfaces

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Ultrafast measurements reveal how light energy moves across two dimensional and organic semiconductor interfaces, enabling rapid transfer that could improve future optoelectronic devices.

Dec 19, 2025

Vapor deposition delivers durable perovskite silicon tandems on textured wafers

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First successful use of vapor deposition on industrial silicon wafers delivers unprecedented durability in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells.

Dec 19, 2025

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