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World-first resurfacing project mixes graphene into freshly laid UK road

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One of the many areas graphene promises to have transformative effects is in fortifying construction materials like concrete and asphalt. A first-of-a-kind trial now underway seeks to apply the wonder material's impressive attributes to one o...

Sep 13, 2021

Cheap Sensors for Smarter Farmers

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Demonstrating that we are truly living in an era of "smart agriculture," many of the technologies showcased in this year's ARPA-E Summit were in the farming sector—most notably, sensors for crops and farmlands. Just like the smart ...

Sep 12, 2021

Atomically-Thin, Twisted Graphene Has Unique Properties That Could Advance Quantum Computing

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Researchers describe how electrons move through two-dimensional layered graphene, findings that could lead to advances in the design of future quantum computing platforms. New research... The post Atomically-Thin, Twisted Graphene Has Unique Prop...

Sep 11, 2021

Graphene Jolts Sodium-Ion Battery Capacity

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After years of anticipation, sodium-ion batteries are starting to deliver on their promise for energy storage. But so far, their commercialization is limited to large-scale uses such as storing energy on the grid. Sodium-ion batteries just don�...

Sep 11, 2021

Graphene Jolts Sodium-Ion Battery Capacity

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

After years of anticipation, sodium-ion batteries are starting to deliver on their promise for energy storage. But so far, their commercialization is limited to large-scale uses such as storing energy on the grid. Sodium-ion batteries just don...

Sep 11, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Leibniz Prize winner Professor Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt moves to Chemnitz University of Technology: President Professor Dr. Gerd Strohmeier refers to an 'absolute top transfer'

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Prof. Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt, who is, among others, long-time Director of the Institute for Integrative Nanosciences at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, will move t...

Sep 11, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: �Anti-rust� coating for plants protects against disease with cellulose nanofiber: Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that coating soybean plant leaves with cellulose nanofiber offers resistance to infection by Asian soybean rust pathogen

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A water-absorbent coat to keep rust away? It may seem counterintuitive but when it comes to soybean plants and rust disease, researchers from Japan have discovered that applying a coating that makes l...

Sep 11, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: New substance classes for nanomaterials: Nano spheres and diamond slivers made of silicon and germanium: Potential applications as nano semiconductor materials

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The latest generations of computer chips are only a few nanometres in size and are becoming ever more energy-saving and powerful as a result of progressive miniaturisation. Since the etching processes...

Sep 11, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Cheaper hydrogen production: Efficient water and urea electrolysis with bimetallic yolk-shell nanoparticles

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Electrolytic hydrogen production powered by renewable energy is seen as an environmentally friendly means to ameliorate global climate and energy problems. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research...

Sep 11, 2021

Researchers Create Nanoparticle Paste To Make Perovskite Solar Cells More Efficient

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Researchers from ITMO’s School of Physics and Engineering have created a paste of titanium dioxide and resonant silicon

Sep 11, 2021

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