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Altering Nanoparticle Content to Improve Copper-Based Composites

The electrical conductivity and mechanical strength of copper-nickel/alumina nanocomposites manufactured using the in situ chemical reaction technique were evaluated.

7 Feb 2022

New Kind of Printing Process Help Materials Switch from Black to Transparent

Scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have come up with a new kind of printing process that involves the elimination of material instead of depositing it. The method could be, specifically, beneficial for printing banknotes and ID documents, for instance.

4 Feb 2022

Natural Polymer Hydrogel Enhances Material Properties

A unique reusable and self-healing natural polymer hydrogel (Chitosan/polymethylacrylic acid-CMA) has been proposed.

4 Feb 2022

Carbon Dots Applied as Eco-Friendly Corrosion Inhibitor on Mild Steel

A group of researchers synthesized, evaluated, and used environmental, highly permeable, and economical carbon dots as a corrosion inhibitor in a 15 % HCL solution.

4 Feb 2022

Training the Robot Scientist to Synthesize Nanocrystals

A Robotic Scientist framework that may provide unparalleled capabilities for logical design, retrosynthesis, and programmable fabrication of nanoparticles is discussed.

4 Feb 2022

High Performance Hydrogen Gas Sensors with Novel Nanocomposite

Researchers from Taiwan focuses on a novel CsxWO3/MoS2 nanocomposite via the solvothermal method to investigate the hydrogen sensing.

3 Feb 2022

TM-Doped Nanosheets Enhance PH3 Detection in Stored Grains

The influence of transition metal (TM) dopants on improving PH3 detecting capability of h-BN nanosheets (BNNSs) was explored

3 Feb 2022

Immune Focusing and Self-Assembling Nanoparticles May Offer Better Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants

The first generation of COVID-19 vaccines has been very effective; however, they do have certain limits. Their effectiveness can diminish without a booster shot, and they may be less effective against certain variants.

2 Feb 2022

ORNL Scientists Use Electron Beam for Precision Machining of Nanoscale Cube Systems

Drilling with the beam of an electron microscope, scientists precisely machined tiny electrically conductive cubes that can interact with light and organized them in patterned structures that confine and relay light's electromagnetic signal.

2 Feb 2022

Nanocomposite Provides Superior Corrosion Protection for Marine Brass

New research examined how bifunctional silicon carbide (SiC) nanostructures affected the electrochemical and tensile characteristics of silicon carbide/epoxy hybrid composite.

2 Feb 2022