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New, non-toxic synthesis method for 'miracle material' MXene

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

MXenes are materials with almost miraculous properties: they can be used for electromagnetic shielding, for energy storage or for novel sensors. It was recently found that they are also amazingly suitable as solid lubricants, even under the harshe...

Apr 14, 2025

New method for detecting nanoplastics in body fluids

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Microplastics and the much smaller nanoplastics enter the human body in various ways, for example through food or the air we breathe. A large proportion is excreted, but a certain amount remains in organs, blood and other body fluids. Scientists h...

Apr 14, 2025

New, non-toxic synthesis method for MXene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

MXenes, promising 2D materials for lubrication and energy tech, can now be made safely using electricity instead of toxic acid, enabling scalable, clean production.

Apr 14, 2025

3D superconducting nanobridges enable reconfigurable quantum state control

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Reconfigurable superconducting nanobridges allow spatial control over quantum and classical states, enabling flexible layouts for nanoscale quantum circuit design.

Apr 14, 2025

Molecular nanocages remove 80-90% 'forever chemicals' from water

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The porphyrin-based chemical nanocages remove more PFAS from groundwater than traditional filtering methods while keeping toxicity low.

Apr 14, 2025

Spin catalysis linked to single-atom and electron-engineered gold nanoclusters

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists precisely removed a gold nanocluster's core atom and outer electron, revealing how spin state affects catalytic activity without structural loss.

Apr 14, 2025

EPFL team's new method enables scalable CO2-selective porous single-layer graphene membranes

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A team of researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) recently developed a scalable technique to create porous graphene membranes that selectively filter CO₂ from gas mixtures. Their approach is said to reduce production costs w...

Apr 13, 2025

New rGO/layered double hydroxide composites for improved lithium-ion batteries

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Korea's Kyungpook National University and Dongguk University recently addressed common challenges presented by current lithium-ion batteries, by engineering materials at the nanoscale. Their work focuses on a novel hybrid mat...

Apr 13, 2025

Zentek closes non-brokered private placement

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Zentek has announced that it has closed a non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) of debenture units for gross proceeds of CAD$2,000,000 (around US$1,442,000). Net proceeds from this offering will be used for working capital and general co...

Apr 12, 2025

New GO-based water filter removes stubborn ‘forever chemicals’

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Monash University and The Pennsylvania State University, In collaboration with NematiQ, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean TeQ Water, have developed a novel water filtration membrane that effectively removes small PFAS molecules (...

Apr 12, 2025

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