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New advance in superconductors with 'twist' in rhombohedral graphite

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

An international research team led by The University of Manchester has revealed a nanomaterial that mirrors the "magic angle" effect originally found in a complex man-made structure known as twisted bilayer graphene—a key area of study i...

Aug 12, 2020

Upcycling plastic waste toward sustainable energy storage: Simple process transforms PET plastic into a nanomaterial for energy storage

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineering professors and their students have been working for years on creating improved energy storage materials from sustainable sources, such as glass bottles, beach sand, Silly Putty, and portabella mushrooms. Now they have turned plastic so...

Aug 12, 2020

Nanotubes in the eye that help us see: Researchers find a new structure by which cells in the retina communicate with each other, regulating blood supply to keep vision intact

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new mechanism of blood redistribution that is essential for the proper functioning of the adult retina has just been discovered in vivo.

Aug 12, 2020

Quantum materials quest could benefit from graphene that buckles: Cooled graphene mimics effect of enormous magnetic fields that would benefit electronics

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Graphene buckles when cooled while attached to a flat surface, resulting in pucker patterns that could benefit the search for novel quantum materials and superconductors, according to new research.

Aug 12, 2020

Quantum materials quest could benefit from graphene that buckles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene, an extremely thin two-dimensional layer of the graphite used in pencils, buckles when cooled while attached to a flat surface, resulting in beautiful pucker patterns that could benefit the search for novel quantum materials and supercond...

Aug 12, 2020

Cooled graphene mimics effect of enormous magnetic fields that would benefit electronics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphene buckles when cooled while attached to a flat surface, resulting in beautiful pucker patterns that could benefit the search for novel quantum materials and superconductors.

Aug 12, 2020

A new way to check the quality of nanosheets

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new way to check nanomaterial quality enters the 'wild frontier' industry.

Aug 12, 2020

Why nanomaterial quality matters, and the smart new way to check it

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new way to check the quality of nanomaterials like graphene has emerged from a team at the University of Sussex.

Aug 12, 2020

OECD publishes guidance on nanomaterials testing

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

The OECD has published two guidance documents on nanomaterials testing. One is on dissolution and dispersion stability, and the other covers aquatic and sediment toxicology.

Aug 12, 2020

Enhanced liquid repellence through flexible microstructures

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Artificial surfaces that can repel liquids have attracted significant attention across scientific and industrial platforms to create functional topological features. But the role of the underlying structures that are in contact with liquid droplet...

Aug 12, 2020

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