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Grafoid Introduces a New Range of Oxidized Graphene Products, GNOX

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Focus Graphite Inc. is happy to announce that Grafoid has launched a new series of oxidized graphene products called GNOX™ across the globe. Highly customizable graphene products are...

Feb 18, 2019

Ultra-light ceramic aerogel stands up to intense temperature swings

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Ceramic aerogels have been protecting industrial equipment and space-bound scientific instruments for decades, thanks to their incredible lightness and ability to withstand intense heat. The problem is they can be pretty brittle. Now, a te...

Feb 18, 2019

NASA backs tiny 3D-printed sensors for planetary rovers

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Nanomaterials might just prove the key to the next wave of planetary rovers. NASA has poured $2 million into a Goddard Space Flight Center team developing 3D-printed sensors whose nanomaterials make them tiny, ultra-sensitive and resista...

Feb 17, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Picosun�s ALD encapsulation prevents electronics degradation

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Picosun Group, a leading supplier of ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating solutions for global industries, reports unprecedented results in high reliability electronics protection with ALD.

Feb 16, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Researchers create ultra-lightweight ceramic material that withstands extreme temperatures: UCLA-led team develops highly durable aerogel that could ultimately be an upgrade for insulation on spacecraft

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

UCLA researchers and collaborators at eight other research institutions have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating space...

Feb 16, 2019

Is quantum computing scalable?

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Debbie Leung, a fellow in CIFAR's Quantum Information Science program and a faculty member at the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing, will discuss the challenges of scaling quantum computing at the AAAS meeting on F...

Feb 16, 2019

Graphene-based wearables for health monitoring, food inspection and night vision

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have developed dozens of new graphene-based prototypes. These technologies aim to turn mobile phones into life saving devices.

Feb 15, 2019

Scientists Develop a Long-Lasting Nano-Painkiller which is Less Addictive than Regular Painkillers

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The so-called opioid epidemic which recently developed in the United States and Canada has put pressure on researchers

Feb 15, 2019

Laser pulses light the way to tuning topological materials for spintronics and quantum computing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have discovered a means of controlling the surface conductivity of a three-dimensional (3-D) topological insulator, a type of material that has potential applications in spintronic...

Feb 15, 2019

Superinsulating aerogel resists mechanical and thermal shocks – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New ultralight hexagonal boron nitride material could be used in extreme-temperature applications such as spacecraft The post Superinsulating aerogel resists mechanical and thermal shocks appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 15, 2019

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