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Nanosheet sensor detects ethanol at parts-per-billion levels using minimal power

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A new gas sensor using ruthenium dioxide nanosheets achieves ultra-sensitive ethanol detection down to 5 ppb, enabling real-time breath alcohol monitoring at under 30 milliwatts.

Jan 30, 2026

Researchers develop improved supercapacitors based on dual-functional porous graphene

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Researchers at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) in India have reported high-voltage supercapacitors based on a dual-functional porous graphene carbon nanocomposite (PGCN) electrode, which co...

Jan 30, 2026

Argo Graphene Solutions starts testing of graphene-infused asphalt mix

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Argo Graphene Solutions has announced the commencement of specialized design and testing for its proprietary graphene-infused asphalt mix at its research and development facility in Saskatchewan. Argo has secured a supply of graphene to be used fo...

Jan 30, 2026

Silica nanocomposite can generate biocides on demand

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A surface capable of responding to chemical signals generated by microorganisms and automatically producing biocidal substances—this is not a futuristic vision, but a description of how the B-STING silica nanocomposite works. The new material, dev...

Jan 29, 2026

Refractive-index microscope measures a sample's optical properties with pinpoint accuracy

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By combining two fundamentally different microscopy techniques, researchers can now measure the optical properties of a sample with pinpoint accuracy. The original goal was to investigate biological samples on a molecular scale—but this soon led t...

Jan 29, 2026

Freestanding 3D MXene structures push the limits of microscale devices

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In a breakthrough that could power next-generation electronics, sensors, and energy storage devices, CMU engineers have developed a fabrication technique that arranges MXene nanosheets, each a million times thinner than a sheet of paper, into comp...

Jan 29, 2026

MXene nanoscrolls could improve energy storage, biosensors and more

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Researchers from Drexel University who discovered a versatile type of two-dimensional conductive nanomaterial called MXene nearly a decade and a half ago, have now reported on a process for producing its one-dimensional cousin: the MXene nanoscrol...

Jan 29, 2026

Light-based nanotechnology offers potential alternative to chemotherapy and radiation

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Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a new light-based nanotechnology that could improve how certain cancers are detected and treated, offering a more precise and potentially less harmful alternative to chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery....

Jan 29, 2026

MXene hydrogel sensor enables heart and breathing monitoring in endurance sports

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Stretchable MXene hydrogel sensor tracks heart rate and respiration during intense exercise, staying stable under heat, humidity, motion, and sweat.

Jan 29, 2026

Silica nanocomposite enables self-disinfecting surfaces that activate on demand

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A responsive silica nanocomposite generates biocidal oxygen species only when microbes alter local chemistry, allowing durable, trigger-free self-sterilizing surfaces.

Jan 29, 2026

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