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High-performance graphene sheets for engineering high-tech materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Today, the common engineering solution to manufacture carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite materials is based on cross-plied carbon fibers in a polymer resin requiring high temperature cure. In contrast, researchers now have demonstrated cros...

May 8, 2018

Helping the Air Force Search for Actionable Intelligence Worldwide | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are supporting the mission of Air Force Distributed Common Ground System in a broad range of ways. GTRI is providing expertise from subject matter experts in an array of sensing ar...

May 8, 2018

Reimagined future for sustainable nanomaterials

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The researchers have developed a database that serves as a screening tool for environmentally sustainable material selection....

May 8, 2018

Hematene joins parade of new 2-D materials—Team extracts 3-atom-thick sheets from common iron oxide

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In the wake of its recent discovery of a flat form of gallium, an international team led by scientists from Rice University has created another two-dimensional material that the researchers said could be a game changer for solar fuel generation.Ri...

May 7, 2018

Wrap an electrode material for Li-ion battery into the inner spacing of carbon nanotube: Electrochemical characterization of a high capacitive electrode for lithium ion batteries using phosphorus-encapsulated carbon nanotubes

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have designed a unique lithium ion battery (LIB) electrode, where red phosphorus is stuffed into carbon nanotubes (CNTs). They revealed reversible electrochemical reactions and relatively high structural stability of red phosphorus in ...

May 7, 2018

Flexible, Wearable Oral Sodium Sensor Could Help Improve Hypertension Control | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

For people who have hypertension and certain other conditions, eating too much salt raises blood pressure and increases the likelihood of heart complications. To help monitor salt intake, researchers have developed a flexible and stretcha...

May 7, 2018

Nanoscale measurements 100x more precise, thanks to improved two-photon technique

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The precision of measuring nanoscopic structures could be substantially improved, thanks to research involving the University of Warwick and QuantIC researchers at the University of Glasgow and Heriot Watt University into optical sensing.

May 4, 2018

All-natural nanobiotechnology instead of synthetic agrochemicals

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Widespread use of synthetic agrochemicals in crop protection has led to serious concerns of environmental contamination and increased resistance in plant-based pathogenic microbes. In an effort to develop bio-based and non-synthetic alternatives, ...

May 4, 2018

Metal-organic frameworks can enhance sonodynamic cancer therapy

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) has attracted wide attention as a novel treatment strategy for deep-seated tumors due to its safety, tissue penetration depth and low cost. However, traditional organic sonosensitizers tend to suffer from low water solubi...

May 3, 2018

A designer's toolkit for constructing complex nanoparticles

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A team of chemists has developed a designer's toolkit that lets them build various levels of complexity into nanoparticles using a simple, mix-and-match process. This work will allow researchers to create a library of complex nanoparticles that co...

May 3, 2018

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