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GIT's graphene coating to be tested on large ships

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Graphite Innovation and Technologies (GIT) uses graphene as the base for its strong, slippery and non-toxic hull paint. The coating helps prevent marine fouling – when aquatic organisms such as barnacles stick to the hull – thus improving the flow...

Dec 22, 2021

Toughening Methods for High Performance Graphene Ceramics Composites

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A recent study published in the journal Materials Today Physics focuses on the development of bio-inspired, extremely hard quaternary nanocomposites for increasing the toughness of ceramic composites....

Dec 22, 2021

Dissolvable Nanoparticles Enable Painless Vaccination

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An exciting study could revolutionize vaccinations with a novel painless method utilizing fast-dissolving microneedles (MNs). This research has been published as a pre-proof in the International...

Dec 22, 2021

Scientific Advances of Electrolyte-Gated Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistor Biosensors

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Demand for sensitive and selective electronic biosensors -- analytical devices that monitor a target of interest in real time -- is growing for a wide range of applications. They are ideal for health...

Dec 22, 2021

Iridescent Shimmer of Peacocks and Hummingbirds Has Complex Nanostructures At Play, According to Scientists

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers in a Princeton University led study have discovered the evolutionary tweaks on the complex nanostructures in the feathers of iridescent birds.

Dec 22, 2021

Light-Based and Lightweight, Aerogel Photocatalyst Enables Efficient Hydrogen Production

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

With appropriate pretreatment, aerogels could serve as efficient, visible light-active photocatalysts for industrial use. The Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials at ETH Zurich, headed by professor Markus Niederberger, demonstrated that nanopa...

Dec 22, 2021

LG's DualUp Monitor is a vertical screen with an unusual aspect ratio

Engadget   -   General News Websites

LG has revealed a couple of monitors it's debuting at its virtual CES event, and one of them is apparently a completely new format in the market. The company's new DualUp Monitor has an unusual 16:18 aspect ratio. It's a vertical di...

Dec 22, 2021

E-Taxis in India Start Sharing Batteries

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Spurred on by the triple threats of CO2 emissions, air pollution, and fluctuating oil prices, governments around the world are encouraging auto manufacturers to replace vehicles using internal combustion engines with electrically driven power tra...

Dec 21, 2021

Birds' dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather structure

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The iridescent shimmer that makes birds such as peacocks and hummingbirds so striking is rooted in a natural nanostructure so complex that people are only just beginning to replicate it technologically. The secret to how birds produce these brilli...

Dec 21, 2021

Birds’ dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather structure

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers found that the iridescent shimmer that makes birds such as peacocks and hummingbirds so striking is rooted in an evolutionary tweak in feather nanostructure that has more than doubled the range of iridescent colors birds can display. T...

Dec 21, 2021

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