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Researchers show potential for coal-based graphene to replace sand in concrete

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Rice University researchers have found that graphene derived from metallurgical coke, a coal-based product, could serve not only as a reinforcing additive in cement but also as a replacement for sand in concrete.

Jan 27, 2024

Nanoscale Power Plants: Turning Heat Into Power With Graphene Ribbons

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum physicist Mickael Perrin uses graphene ribbons to build nanoscale power plants that turn waste heat from electrical equipment into electricity.

Jan 27, 2024

Locusts' sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have harnessed the power of specially made nanostructures to enhance the neural response in a locust's brain to specific odors and to improve their identification of those odors.

Jan 26, 2024

Graphene-based semiconductor has a useful bandgap and high electron mobility

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Epigraphene could boost the performance of electronic devices The post Graphene-based semiconductor has a useful bandgap and high electron mobility appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 26, 2024

Coal-based product could replace sand in concrete

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new study found that graphene derived from metallurgical coke, a coal-based product, through flash Joule heating could serve not only as a reinforcing additive in cement but also as a replacement for sand in concrete.

Jan 26, 2024

Locusts' sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Our sensory systems are highly adaptable. A person who cannot see after turning off a light in the night slowly achieves superior power to see even small objects. Women often attain a heightened sense of smell during pregnancy. How can the same se...

Jan 26, 2024

Locusts' sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers amplify neuron signals from insect brain with specially made nanostructures to achieve better chemical sensing performance

Jan 26, 2024

PsiQuantum, Mitsubishi Partner to Develop Energy-Efficient Materials

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Photonic quantum computing company PsiQuantum, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mitsubishi Chemical, has launched a partnership to design energy-efficient materials on PsiQuantum’s fault-tolerant quantum computer. The joint research project...

Jan 26, 2024

Using graphene to generate powerful and focused X-rays using electron waveshaping

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed and simulated a new energy-efficient way to generate highly focused and finely controlled X-rays that are up to a thousand times more intense than those from traditional methods.

Jan 26, 2024

Developing Nanocavities for Enhanced Nanoscale Lasers and LEDs

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New gadgets that enhance the interaction between photons and electrons and integrate electrical and photonic functions at the nanoscale are needed as humans enter a new age of computing.

Jan 26, 2024

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