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Improving sodium ion batteries with mechanically robust nanocellular graphene

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Ever since its discovery in 2004, graphene has been revolutionizing the field of materials science and beyond. Graphene comprises two-dimensional sheets of carbon atoms, bonded into a thin hexagonal shape with a thickness of one atom layer. This g...

Apr 8, 2024

Advances in adaptive, intelligent life-inspired materials

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The drive to create materials that emulate the extraordinary properties of living systems has long been a source of inspiration and frustration for scientists and engineers. From the earliest attempts to understand the mysteries of silk's str...

Apr 8, 2024

First Graphene reports positive results from graphene-enhanced cement trials in the UK

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First Graphene has announced that continued positive results have been reported in field trials of its graphene enhanced cement. The graphene enhanced concrete slab, which incorporates the Company’s PureGRAPH, reportedly continues to perform well,...

Apr 8, 2024

HydroGraph closes final tranche of private placement

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HydroGraph Clean Power has announced that it has completed the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of CAD$1,182,500 (over USD$871,000). In total, HydroGraph reported gross proceeds of approximately CAD$...

Apr 8, 2024

Tunable quantum dot microcavities could unlock scalable quantum photonics

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A novel tunable microcavity deterministically coupled to single quantum dots achieves highly efficient, pure and indistinguishable single photon generation, overcoming key roadblocks to scalable quantum technologies.

Apr 7, 2024

New micromaterial releases nanoparticles that selectively destroy cancer cells

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Researchers have developed micromaterials made up only of proteins, capable of delivering over an extended period of time nanoparticles that attack specific cancer cells and destroy them. The micromaterials mimic natural secretory granules found i...

Apr 5, 2024

Utilizing palladium for addressing contact issues of buried oxide thin film transistors

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A novel method that employs palladium to inject hydrogen into the deeply buried oxide-metal electrode contacts of amorphous oxide semiconductors (AOSs) storage devices, which reduces contact resistance, has been developed by scientists at Tokyo Te...

Apr 5, 2024

Improving infectious disease testing with gold nanoparticles

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By harnessing the power of composite polymer particles adorned with gold nanoparticles, a group of researchers have delivered a more accurate means of testing for infectious diseases.

Apr 5, 2024

Nanodevices can produce energy from evaporating tap or seawater

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Evaporation is a natural process so ubiquitous that most of us take it for granted. In fact, roughly half of the solar energy that reaches the earth drives evaporative processes. Since 2017, researchers have been working to harness the energy pote...

Apr 5, 2024

Graphene Trace secures £300k to tackle pressure ulcers

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Graphene Trace, a UK-based startup that aims to use sensors to eradicate the problem of pressure ulcers, has been awarded a £300,000 grant by Innovate UK.

Apr 5, 2024

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