A multidisciplinary group led by Andrea Liscio at CNR, Bolgna, Italy, has reported that adding aromatic surfactants promotes the exfoliation of few-layers graphene nanosheets in low-boiling organic solvents.
Month: December 2016
High-Performance Porous Electrodes for Nanoparticle-Based Energy Storage Devices
Scientists in China have found that the “phase inversion” method could improve the comprehensive performance of the porous electrodes.
December 5 – Spatio-Design of Multidimensional Prickly Zn-Doped CuO Nanoparticle for Efficient Bacterial Killing, published in Advanced Materials Interfaces
Inspired by Nature – Advanced Engineering Designs
Only seldom are square/rectangular shapes found in nature. One notable exception is the bird feather shaft -why?
Epidermal UV Colorimetric Dosimeter Show Your True Colours
John Rogers and his team report a colorimetric epidermal UV dosimeter and temperature sensor with integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) capabilities.
December 4 – The ginger component 6-shogaol prevents TNF-α-induced barrier loss via inhibition of PI3K/Akt and NF-κB signaling, published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
December 3 – Micro and nanoparticles of native and modified cassava starches as carriers of the antimicrobial potassium sorbate, published in Starch
High-Capacity Aqueous Potassium-Ion Batteries for Large-Scale Energy Storage
Researchers have reported the synthesis of potassium iron (II) hexacyanoferrate dehydrate nanocubes with a high potassium ion content and their application as an electrode material in aqueous electrolyte potassium-ion batteries.
December 2 – Light-Driven Soft Robot Mimics Caterpillar Locomotion in Natural Scale, published in Advanced Optical Materials
Human-like Androids are the Future of Tomorrow
The initial foundation to achieve biomimetic human robots may be here, via a platform for the rapid fabrication of biologically relevant artificial tissues and organs which was recently proposed.
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