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Washable, wearable graphene capacitors could be woven directly into clothes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The devices could be used for flexible circuits, healthcare monitoring, energy conversion, and other applications.

May 15, 2019

Researchers Add Luminescence to Graphene

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the University of Córdoba have discovered a way to add the quality of luminescence to graphene. The researchers were able to incorporate luminescence into graphene without affecting its other properties, thus safeguarding the func...

May 15, 2019

Capturing single photons to explore fundamental physics and quantum information science

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum optics, where light and matter interactions are examined at the microscopic level, has earned Nobel prizes—including three awarded since 2001—for some of science's biggest names. However, even in this mature field, some interesting ph...

May 15, 2019

Applying precious metal catalysts economically

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Fritz Haber Institute Berlin have developed a new method of to conserve rare and expensive catalysts and use them sparingly. They enclosed a precious metal salt in tiny micelles, and struck them again...

May 15, 2019

New Biomimetic Hybrid System Breaks Through the Traditional Concept of Nanocarrier

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Surface engineering of nanocarriers dedicates significant contribution to the area of biomedicine, ranging from drug delivery to theranostic. Traditional physical/chemical methods have the tendency...

May 15, 2019

Weaving carbon nanotube wires into high-performance, wearable supercapacitors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a comprehensive approach involving simple and facile steps to fabricate a wearable energy storage device based on carbon nanotube coated cotton yarn. All device components are flexible. According to the team, this is the...

May 15, 2019

Measuring nanoparticles in medicinal products

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have reviewed and developed robust methods and procedures for measuring the accurate size of nanoparticles enabled medicinal products in complex biological environments.

May 15, 2019

Grolltex Ships ‘World’s Smallest Graphene Strain Sensor’ to Large European Partner

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Electronics grade graphene company Grolltex, has shipped the first version of its patented single atom thick strain sensor to a large European sensor maker partner.  The company calls this sensor...

May 15, 2019

Nawa's carbon nanotube ultra-capacitors are going into mass production

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Charging almost instantly and offering massive power density, Nawa's innovative ultracapacitors are ready to make a mark across industries from automotive to power tools and aviation. And after raising more than US$10 million, this Fre...

May 15, 2019

Microextraction gets an eco-friendly makeover in new cannabis study

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have successfully demonstrated that IT-SPME coupled to nano-LC is an adequate analytical method for the characterization of cannabis traces.

May 15, 2019

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