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First 3D visualization of an aluminum nanocomposite for the auto industry

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Manufacturing cars with strong, lightweight aluminum alloys rather than steel could improve fuel efficiency and extend electric vehicle range, but the material's instability at high temperatures has held the alloys back from widespread adoption.

Aug 2, 2024

Synergistic aerogel materials with high temperature resistance, mechanical strength and thermal insulation performance

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A research group led by Prof. WANG Zhenyang and ZHANG Shudong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed synergistic aerogel materials with high temperature resistance, mechanical strength and therm...

Aug 2, 2024

Synthesis of ceramic nanospheres with tunable electromagnetic wave absorption performance

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Microwave technology has dramatically progressed, marked by the arrival of the 5G era, owing to the advantages of electromagnetic waves in long-distance, wireless, and high-speed transmissions. However, electromagnetic wave pollution problems such...

Aug 2, 2024

Concept for efficiency-enhanced noble-metal nanocatalysts

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The production of more than 90 percent of all chemical products we use in our everyday lives relies on catalysts. Catalysts speed up chemical reactions, can reduce the energy required for these processes, and in some cases, reactions would not be ...

Aug 2, 2024

Sizing up microplastics: nanofiltration uncovers environmental bioactivity

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Microplastics are a significant pollutant present in ecosystems worldwide, including oceans, lakes, and rivers. These particles pose potential health risks due to their persistence and complex composition, which includes various toxic chemicals. P...

Aug 2, 2024

SAIT students explore the use of graphene in concrete for Calgary’s sidewalk

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A group of civil engineering technology students who worked on a research project at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary has found that adding a certain amount of graphene to concrete can make the material more impermeab...

Aug 2, 2024

Lunar probe discovers natural graphene flakes in lunar soil sample

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A study, published in National Science Review ("Discovery of natural few-layer graphene on the Moon"), reveals the existence of naturally formed few-layer graphene, a substance consisting of carbon atoms in a special, thin-layered struct...

Aug 1, 2024

Nanoscale imaging provides insights into 2D and phase-change materials

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Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have developed cutting-edge nanoscale optical imaging techniques to provide unprecedented insights into the ultrafast carrier dynamics in advanced materials.

Jul 31, 2024

Newly discovered sheets of nanoscale 'cubes' found to be efficient catalysts

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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created sheets of transition metal chalcogenide "cubes" connected by chlorine atoms. While sheets of atoms have been widely studied, e.g. graphene, the team's work breaks new groun...

Jul 31, 2024

Newly discovered sheets of nanoscale 'cubes' make excellent catalysts

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created sheets of transition metal chalcogenide “cubes” connected by chlorine atoms. While sheets of atoms have been widely studied e.g. graphene, the team’s work breaks new ground by using clust...

Jul 31, 2024

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