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Direct laser-writing of graphene on Kevlar makes protective clothing 'smart'

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report the direct writing of laser-induced graphene on a Kevlar textile. The transformation of Kevlar into graphene can be attributed to the photothermal effect induced by CO2 laser irradiation. Specifically, this resulted in high loca...

Mar 11, 2020

Magic twist angles of graphene sheets identified

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene is 200 times stronger than steel and can be as much as six times lighter. These characteristics alone make it a popular material in manufacturing. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently uncovered more prope...

Mar 11, 2020

Researchers develop first model to guide large-scale production of ultrathin graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a mathematical model that can be used to guide the large-scale production of these ultrathin layers of carbon.

Mar 11, 2020

Researchers develop first model to guide large-scale production of ultrathin graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene is well-known for its remarkable electronic, mechanical and thermal properties, but industrial production of high-quality graphene is very challenging. A research team at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft, The Netherlands) has now ...

Mar 11, 2020

Quantifying exchange interactions on the atomic scale

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Today, there is a great effort to scale down magnetic memory towards nanometer-sized bits in order to ultimately store information in a single magnetic atom. This makes it necessary to image magnetic properties on the atomic scale. At the heart o...

Mar 11, 2020

Park Systems Announces $1 Million Dollar Nano Research Grant Fund for Researchers Setting up Nanoscience Labs in North America

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Park Systems, world-leading manufacturer of Atomic Force Microscopes, announces a $1 Million Dollar Nano Research Grant Fund to support researchers who are starting new nanoscience labs in North...

Mar 11, 2020

Magic twist angles of graphene sheets identified

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene is 200 times stronger than steel and can be as much as 6 times lighter. These characteristics alone make it a popular material in manufacturing. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including doctoral student Sou...

Mar 11, 2020

New error correction method provides key step toward quantum computing

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

An Army project devised a novel approach for quantum error correction that could provide a key step toward practical quantum computers, sensors and distributed quantum information that would enable the military to potentially solve previously intr...

Mar 11, 2020

Researchers promote cancer cell growth in the near infrared region by using silica coated gold nano

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

In a report published in NANO, a group of researchers from the Republic of Korea have discovered a method to promote cancer cell growth using silica-coated gold nanorods. The cell growth by near infrared (NIR) exposure of Si-AuNRs nano heat island...

Mar 11, 2020

Caught in a spin: Spiral vortex streamlines delivery of nanomaterials into cells

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Korea University, in collaboration with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), have developed a rapid and efficient device that uses the power of a tiny fluid vortex to deform the cell membrane...

Mar 11, 2020

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