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When will graphene-based applications be available on the mass market?

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

What happened to the promised applications of graphene and related materials? Thanks to initiatives like the European Union’s Graphene Flagship and heavy investments by leading industries, graphene manufacturing is mature enough to produce protot...

Jan 27, 2021

Anti-cancer drug discovery made easier with gold nanostructures

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists design a novel 3D cell culture-based electrical platform for high-throughput anti-cancer drug testing using a new type of gold nanostructure.

Jan 27, 2021

Kevlar-inspired, self-forming nanoribbons are stronger than steel

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

By taking some inspiration from nature and some from the way the synthetic fiber Kevlar is formed, scientists at MIT have developed self-assembling nanoribbons they say are stronger than steel. With their unique set of properties and means of fabr...

Jan 27, 2021

A little soap simplifies making 2D nanoflakes

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The right combination of surfactant, water and processing can maximize the quality of 2D hexagonal boron nitride for such products as antibacterial films.

Jan 27, 2021

A vacuum-ultraviolet laser with submicrometer spot for spatially resolved photoemission spectroscopy

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

If vacuum ultraviolet lasers can be focused into a small beam spot, it will allow investigation of mesoscopic materials and structures and enable the manufacture of nano-objects with excellent precision. Towards this goal, Scientist in China inven...

Jan 27, 2021

PrimaLoft increases recycled content in Cross Core Series

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Initial series of Cross Core insulations leverage temperature-blocking aerogel used by NASA, providing enhanced warmth while reducing weight....

Jan 27, 2021

Researchers use nanomaterials to make 2D diamond clusters at room temperature

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

2D hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a promising material that can undergo transition to strong, super lightweight films. Researchers have discovered that h-BN in layered, molecule-thin 2D sheets can phase transition to c-BN at room temperature.

Jan 26, 2021

Researchers use nanomaterials to make 2-D diamond clusters at room temperature

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Atomically thin, 2-D hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a promising material whose protean ability to undergo phase transformations to strong, super lightweight, chemically stable, oxidation-resistant films makes them ideal for protective coatings,...

Jan 26, 2021

Researchers use nanomaterials to make 2D diamond clusters at room temperature

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have discovered that hexagonal boron nitride in layered, molecule-thin 2D sheets can phase transition to a cubic structure at room temperature.

Jan 26, 2021

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research joins MIT.nano Consortium

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Company specializing in atomic force microscopy to advise, collaborate with MIT researchers.

Jan 26, 2021

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