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Scientists Leverage Properties of Graphene to Develop Next-Gen Sensors, Membranes for Energy and Water

The unique and valuable properties of graphene – a wonder material noted for its strength and electrical conductivity – are being leveraged by Masdar Institute researchers to help advance technologies of relevance to strategic local industries like oil and gas and desalination.

26 Jul 2016

Novel 3D Solar Cells to Undergo First Testing in Space

A novel three-dimensional solar cell design developed at Georgia Tech will soon get its first testing in space aboard the International Space Station. An experimental module containing 18 test cells was launched to the ISS on July 18, and will be installed on the exterior of the station to study the cells’ performance and their ability to withstand the rigors of space.

19 Jul 2016

NIST Develops New Approach for Enhancing Quality of Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers who are trying to use the unique properties of carbon nanotubes often give up hope when the small cylinders fill with water during processing.

19 Jul 2016

Cavity-Enhanced Raman-Scattering Offers Information on Properties and Structure of Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes attract a lot of interest in diverse fields such as nanomechanics, photonics, electronics, and quantum optics, as they can be manufactured in a number of properties and shapes, and used in numerous applications. It is important for researchers to have an instrument that could establish these properties in a fast and precise manner.

14 Jul 2016

Development of Carbon-Nanotube Mirrors Underway

Engineers and Scientists at NASA are creating a lightweight telescope to conduct investigations for CubeSat. The unique feature of this telescope is a carbon nanotube mirror embedded in epoxy resin, which may make it the first of its kind.

14 Jul 2016

Technion Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Replace Silicon Chips in Various Electronic Devices

Technion researchers have developed a method for growing carbon nanotubes that could lead to the day when molecular electronics replace the ubiquitous silicon chip as the building block of electronics. The findings are published this week in Nature Communications.

12 Jul 2016

Researchers Use Carbon-Nanotube-Based Sensor to Monitor Structural Health

Aging, deterioration and extreme events like earthquakes and hurricanes can take a toll on roads, bridges and other structures. With damage and defects often invisible, the search is on for systems that can monitor the health of structures and alert their owners to potential problems and even impending catastrophic failure.

8 Jul 2016

Researchers Discover Carbon Nanobrush that Helps Improve Functionality of Different Devices

The invention of the carbon nanobrush, which is a new nano carbon material, was announced by NEC Corporation on June 30, 2016. Carbon nanobrush is a fibrous aggregate of carbon nanohorns that are single-walled. NEC has globally become the first company to develop the carbon nanobrush.

1 Jul 2016

Graphene’s Unique Properties Harnessed to Develop Advanced Sensors and Membranes for Energy and Water

A team of researchers from Masdar Institute are harnessing graphene’s unique and valuable properties of strength and electrical conductivity to assist the progress of technologies related to local industries like desalination and gas and oil.

28 Jun 2016

MSU Researcher Successfully Classifies Carbon Nanotubes' "Stuffing"

Marianna Kharlamova (the Lomonosov Moscow State University Department of Materials Science) examined different types of carbon nanotubes' "stuffing" and classified them according to the influence on the properties of the nanotubes. The researcher's work was published in the high-impact journal Progress in Materials Science (impact factor -- 26.417).

3 Jun 2016

Carbon Nanotubes News

Scientists Leverage Properties of Graphene to Develop Next-Gen Sensors, Membranes for Energy and Water

Novel 3D Solar Cells to Undergo First Testing in Space

NIST Develops New Approach for Enhancing Quality of Carbon Nanotubes

Cavity-Enhanced Raman-Scattering Offers Information on Properties and Structure of Carbon Nanotubes

Development of Carbon-Nanotube Mirrors Underway

Technion Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Replace Silicon Chips in Various Electronic Devices

Researchers Use Carbon-Nanotube-Based Sensor to Monitor Structural Health

Researchers Discover Carbon Nanobrush that Helps Improve Functionality of Different Devices

Graphene’s Unique Properties Harnessed to Develop Advanced Sensors and Membranes for Energy and Water

MSU Researcher Successfully Classifies Carbon Nanotubes' "Stuffing"

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N-Doped Ti3O5: Enhanced Photocatalytic Removal of Phenolic Compounds from Wastewater

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