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Common Kitchen Spice Extract Could Lead to Safer, More Efficient Fuel Cells

Turmeric, a spice found in most kitchens, has an extract that could lead to safer, more efficient fuel cells.

19 Apr 2022

New Computer Simulation Models the Electrostatic Self-Organization of Zwitterionic Nanoparticles

Researchers from The Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology and The Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo used a new computer simulation to model the electrostatic self-organization of zwitterionic nanoparticles, which are useful for drug delivery.

15 Apr 2022

New High-Resolution Imaging Technique Reveals the Inner Structure of Nanomaterial

From designing new biomaterials to novel photonic devices, new materials built through a process called bottom-up nanofabrication, or self-assembly, are opening up pathways to new technologies with properties tuned at the nanoscale.

15 Apr 2022

Researchers Test Isotropic Properties of Solid Epoxy for 3D Printing

In an article recently published in the journal Additive Manufacturing, researchers discussed the material extrusion of solid epoxy for functional 3D printing with isotropic mechanical properties.

14 Apr 2022

Scientists Introduce Graphene Oxide into Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites

A team of researchers from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies in India and the University of Salerno have published a paper investigating the effect of functionalizing carbon fiber-reinforced composites (CFRPs) with graphene oxide. Writing in Polymers, their research has been published this week.

13 Apr 2022

High-Yield Production of TMD Nanosheets by an Efficient Electrochemical Exfoliation Method

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), an emerging class of materials that can be used as semiconductors and insulators, have promising potential in various applications due to their unique properties. But the reliable production of these atomically thin 2D materials has been challenging.

8 Apr 2022

Graphene-Based Composite Coatings Inspired by Nature

In a review recently published in the Chemical Engineering Journal, researchers discussed the preparation of superior graphene composite coatings using bioinspired techniques.

7 Apr 2022

Scientists Report a Facile Synthesis of Carbon Nanosolenoid Material with Riemann Surfaces

It is known that Albert Einstein constructed equations of general relativity by adopting Riemann geometry. In addition to the key role it played in mathematics and physics, Riemann geometry has provided predictions for the properties of curved carbon materials.

7 Apr 2022

Green Dielectric Films Made from Cellulose

In an article recently published in the journal Energy Storage Materials, researchers presented the development of green dielectric films made of water-processable cellulosic nanocomposites for applications in high-energ...

6 Apr 2022

What Happens When We Coat Strawberries with Nanoparticles?

A paper published in Polymers has investigated using nanoparticles to extend the shelf-life of strawberries. The research has been contributed to by scientists from Al-Azar University in Egypt and Taif University in Saudi Arabia.

4 Apr 2022

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