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Gold flakes expose the secret forces binding our world together

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Chalmers researchers have developed a simple, light-based platform to study the mysterious “invisible glue” that binds materials at the nanoscale. Gold flakes floating in salt water reveal how quantum and electrostatic forces interact through vivi...

Oct 23, 2025

Bio Graphene Solutions and Exhibition Place complete public demonstration of graphene-enhanced concrete

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Bio Graphene Solutions (BGS), in partnership with Exhibition Place, announced the completion of the second public demonstration of its patent-pending graphene-enhanced low carbon concrete technology at Exhibition Place in Toronto, including a comm...

Oct 23, 2025

Water as an energy carrier: nanoporous silicon generates electricity from friction with water

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers found that cycling water in nanopores of water-repellent silicon can convert mechanical energy into measurable electricity.

Oct 22, 2025

Heat-Rechargeable Design Powers Nanoscale Molecular Machines

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Though it might seem like science fiction, scientists are working to build nanoscale molecular machines that can be designed for myriad applications, such as “smart” medicines and materials. But like all machines, these tiny devices need a source ...

Oct 22, 2025

Graphene mesosponges reveal hidden weak links in batteries

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Tohoku University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Gunma University, University of Cambridge and Kyushu Synchrotron Light Research Center have made progress in the quest for longer-lasting lithium–oxygen (Li‑O₂) batteries - an...

Oct 22, 2025

Paragraf enters MOU with INTRATOMICS to advance graphene-based sensor technologies

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Paragraf has signed of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with INTRATOMICS Advanced Material Technologies (INTRATOMICS), a subsidiary of Khalifa University Enterprises Company (KUEC), to jointly develop advanced graphene-enabled sensor solutions.

Oct 22, 2025

Graphene partially screens van der Waals interactions depending on layer thickness, study reveals

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Two-dimensional (2D) materials, which are only a few atoms thick, are known to exhibit unique electrical, mechanical and optical properties, which differ considerably from the properties of bulk materials. Some recent studies have also been probin...

Oct 21, 2025

Ultrafast photothermal process achieves 3,000°C in 0.02 seconds, boosting hydrogen production efficiency sixfold

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The rapid and energy-efficient synthesis of high-performance catalysts is a critical hurdle in advancing clean energy technologies like hydrogen production. Addressing this challenge, a research team at KAIST has now developed a novel platform tec...

Oct 21, 2025

Phosphorus chains display true 1D electronic properties on a silver substrate

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

For the first time, a team at BESSY II has succeeded in demonstrating the one-dimensional electronic properties of a material through a highly refined experimental process.

Oct 21, 2025

Scientists stumble on a hidden quantum trick in 2D materials

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Researchers have found that 2D materials can self-form microscopic cavities that trap light and electrons, altering their quantum behavior. With a miniaturized terahertz spectroscope, the team observed standing light-matter waves without needing m...

Oct 21, 2025

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