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Study Unravels Versatility of Cohesion Led by Nanocelluloses

Cohesion, the ability to keep things together, from the scale of nanoparticles to building sites is inherent to these nanofibrils, which can act as mortar to a nearly infinite type of particles as described in the study.

12 May 2020

Study Shows Triangular Graphene Flake Acts as Small, Pure Carbon Paramagnet

Graphene is a diamagnetic material, this is, unable of becoming magnetic. However, a triangular piece of graphene is predicted to be magnetic.

12 May 2020

TiO2 Infused with Gold Nanoparticles has Improved Photocatalytic Properties

Oxides of different metals often serve as photocatalysts in various systems such as air purification, reactions of water decomposition and even in the production of self-cleaning surfaces for glass and mirrors.

11 May 2020

Picosun and A*STAR’s IME to Create Novel, High Performance Memories

Picosun Group, provider of the leading AGILE ALD® (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating solutions for global industries, and A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME), Singapore, strengthen their collaboration in next generation memory technologies.

From Picosun Oy 11 May 2020

Piezoelectric Properties Found in Lab-Grown, 2D Molybdenum Dioxide

Rice University researchers have found evidence of piezoelectricity in lab-grown, two-dimensional flakes of molybdenum dioxide.

8 May 2020

Low-Power 2D Semiconductor Nanolasers Could Change the Future of Supercomputing

In his latest line of research, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, and his peers explored the intricate balance of physics that governs how electrons, holes, excitons and trions coexist and mutually convert into each other to produce optical gain.

7 May 2020

Researchers Demonstrate Laser-Propulsion of Graphene Sails in Microgravity

Overseas exploration and trade during the Age of Discovery (15th-17th centuries) were possible by sail technology, and deep-space exploration will require the same for the coming Age of NewSpace.

7 May 2020

The Advanced MateriaShow and Ceramics UK will Now Take Place on 2nd & 3rd December 2020, Stoneleigh UK

Due to the ongoing and developing situation regarding COVID-19 Event Partners, the show organisers, have made the decision to move The Advanced Materials Show and Ceramics UK and their co-located events Battery Cells & Systems Expo and Vehicle Electrification Expo to 2nd & 3rd December 2020.

From The Advanced Materials Show 5 May 2020

Researchers Propose New Approach to Improve Efficiency of Nanomaterials' Modeling

Researchers from Higher School of Theoretical Mechanics of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University and Tel Aviv University proposed a new approach to improve the efficiency of mathematical modeling of the processes in materials at the nanoscale.

30 Apr 2020

New Nanomaterials for Circuit Boards Could be Resistant to High-Altitude Radiation

As demand for higher-efficiency and smaller electronics grows, so does demand for a new generation of materials that can be printed at ever smaller dimensions. Such materials are critical to national security applications and space exploration.

28 Apr 2020