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Graphene flakes on medical devices kill bacteria and prevent infections

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphite nanoplatelets integrated into plastic medical surfaces can prevent infections, killing 99.99 per cent of bacteria which try to attach - a cheap and viable potential solution to a problem which affects millions, costs huge amounts of time ...

Mar 23, 2020

Graphene cleans water more effectively

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Graphil is a project that aims to create a market prototype for a new and improved way to purify water, using graphene.

Mar 23, 2020

Wearable strain sensor based on optical transmittance of a CNT-embedded elastomer

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Rsearchers have developed a novel wearable strain sensor based on the modulation of optical transmittance of a carbon nanotube (CNT)-embedded elastomer. The sensor is capable of sensitive, stable, and continuous measurement of physical signals.

Mar 23, 2020

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers develop new tool for performing cancer liquid biopsies

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Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. When caught in its early stages, before metastasis (which is the growth of a secondary tumor separate to the primary site of cancer), it is known that cancer survival rates are higher. NYUAD researcher...

Mar 23, 2020

A new 'gold standard' for safer ceramic coatings

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Making your own ceramics can be a way to express your creativity, but some techniques and materials used in the process could be harmful. Today, scientists report progress toward a new type of glaze that includes gold and silver nanoparticles, whi...

Mar 23, 2020

New material developed could help clean energy revolution

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Researchers developed a promising graphene-carbon nanotube catalyst, giving them better control over hugely important chemical reactions for producing green technology and clean energy

Mar 23, 2020

Graphite nanoplatelets on medical devices kill bacteria and prevent infections

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Graphite nanoplatelets integrated into plastic medical surfaces can prevent infections, killing 99.99 per cent of bacteria which try to attach -- a cheap and viable potential solution to a problem which affects millions, costs huge amounts of time...

Mar 23, 2020

Wearable strain sensor using light transmittance helps measure physical signals better

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KAIST researchers have developed a novel wearable strain sensor based on the modulation of optical transmittance of a carbon nanotube (CNT)-embedded elastomer. The sensor is capable of sensitive, stable, and continuous measurement of physical sign...

Mar 23, 2020

NUS scientists invent symmetry-breaking in a nanoscale device that can mimic human brain

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In a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology on March 23, 2020, researchers from the National University of Singapore reported the invention of a nanoscale device based on a unique material platform that can achieve optimal digital in-memory comp...

Mar 23, 2020

A self-healing nanofiber sensor for temperature-sensitive logistics

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Researchers fabricated an innovative type of time-temperature sensor that can be used to detect and record temperature changes throughout the entire cold-supply chain. This nanofiber-based sensor only requires a single self-healing material with o...

Mar 22, 2020

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