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Giving waste plastics a second life as high-performance carbon nanomaterials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A study published in Nature Communications has shown that, rather than being discarded, plastics can be transformed into valuable carbon nanomaterials that help solve both energy and environmental challenges.

Oct 23, 2025

Light reshapes ferroelectric thin films for wireless sensors and micro-devices

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The potential of using low-energy light to shape ferroelectric thin films for micro devices is advancing with an international team of researchers most recently reporting success with "photostriction."

Oct 23, 2025

Engineers create bioelectronic hydrogels to monitor activity in the body

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Wearable or implantable devices to monitor biological activities, such as heart rate, are useful, but they are typically made of metals, silicon, plastic and glass and must be surgically implanted. A research team in the McKelvey School of Enginee...

Oct 23, 2025

Pressure turns Ångström-thin semiconducting bismuth into a metal, expanding options for reconfigurable electronics

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Two-dimensional (2D) materials, sparked by the isolation of Nobel-prize-winning graphene in 2004, has revolutionized modern materials science by showing that electrical, optical, and mechanical behaviors can be tuned simply by adjusting the thickn...

Oct 23, 2025

Gold flakes expose the secret forces binding our world together

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Chalmers researchers have developed a simple, light-based platform to study the mysterious “invisible glue” that binds materials at the nanoscale. Gold flakes floating in salt water reveal how quantum and electrostatic forces interact through vivi...

Oct 23, 2025

Bio Graphene Solutions and Exhibition Place complete public demonstration of graphene-enhanced concrete

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Bio Graphene Solutions (BGS), in partnership with Exhibition Place, announced the completion of the second public demonstration of its patent-pending graphene-enhanced low carbon concrete technology at Exhibition Place in Toronto, including a comm...

Oct 23, 2025

Water as an energy carrier: nanoporous silicon generates electricity from friction with water

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers found that cycling water in nanopores of water-repellent silicon can convert mechanical energy into measurable electricity.

Oct 22, 2025

Heat-Rechargeable Design Powers Nanoscale Molecular Machines

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Though it might seem like science fiction, scientists are working to build nanoscale molecular machines that can be designed for myriad applications, such as “smart” medicines and materials. But like all machines, these tiny devices need a source ...

Oct 22, 2025

Graphene mesosponges reveal hidden weak links in batteries

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Tohoku University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Gunma University, University of Cambridge and Kyushu Synchrotron Light Research Center have made progress in the quest for longer-lasting lithium–oxygen (Li‑O₂) batteries - an...

Oct 22, 2025

Paragraf enters MOU with INTRATOMICS to advance graphene-based sensor technologies

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Paragraf has signed of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with INTRATOMICS Advanced Material Technologies (INTRATOMICS), a subsidiary of Khalifa University Enterprises Company (KUEC), to jointly develop advanced graphene-enabled sensor solutions.

Oct 22, 2025

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