Human-machine hybrids with extraordinary powers have long been visualized by science-fiction writers. However, “super plants” with incorporated nanomaterials may be much closer to being...
Apr 4, 2019
Keeping steel structures safe from corrosion is difficult, and traditional coatings contain chemicals that harm aquatic life. Bernhard Münzing explains how graphene could be a "greener" option The post Graphene additives promote ‘eco-fri...
Apr 4, 2019
Graphene, especially the graphene single crystal is a star material for the future photonics and electronics due to their unique properties, such as giant intrinsic charge carrier mobility, record thermal conductivity, super stiffness and excelle...
Apr 4, 2019
Plants are naturally amazing little machines – so giving them a bionic leg-up could unlock a whole new range of abilities. Now a team of researchers from the University of Melbourne has developed a new way to turn plants into nanomaterial f...
Apr 4, 2019
Scientists describe the effects which occur upon evaporation of vanadium compounds. Improvements for the development of SCR catalysts may be based on their results.
Apr 4, 2019
The dark skin pigment melanin protects us from the sun's damaging rays by absorbing light energy and converting it to heat. This could make it a very effective tool in tumor diagnosis and treatment.
Apr 4, 2019
Deep in the ocean or underground, where there is no oxygen, Geobacter bacteria 'breathe' by projecting tiny protein filaments called 'nanowires' into the soil, to dispose of excess electrons resulting from the conversion of nut...
Apr 4, 2019
Among emerging cancer therapies, one approach is based on hyperthermia. In a new study published in EPJ B, Bulgarian researchers from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Sofia show that tumor cells' specific absor...
Apr 4, 2019
The dark skin pigment melanin protects us from the sun's damaging rays by absorbing light energy and converting it to heat. This could make it a very effective tool in tumor diagnosis and treatment, as demonstrated by a team from the Technica...
Apr 4, 2019
Swiss company Schoeller launches its new finishing technology called NanoSphere Plus....
Apr 4, 2019
