New material consists of many identical piece of grossly warped graphene, each containing exactly 80 carbon atoms joined together in a network of 26 rings.
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ESA to Hold 9th Micro and Nano Technologies Round Table in EPFL's New Swiss Tech Convention Center
Micro and Nano Technologies (MNT) for space applications will be the theme of next year’s meeting.
Nanotube materials approach strongest synthetic fiber
Mechanical and industrial engineering assistant professor Marilyn Minus has developed a superstrong fiber that rivals the best in the industry.
Metal-organic framework could reduce carbon dioxide emissions
University of Adelaide researchers have developed a new nanomaterial that could help reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power stations.
Nanostructuring quartz glass leads to 5D optical memory
Scientists have, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated the recording and retrieval processes of 5D digital data by femtosecond laser writing.
Just add water for cerium dioxide nanocrystals
Simplified technique to fabricate cerium dioxide nanocystals, with wide-ranging technological and industrial applications, demonstrated by a UNSW chemist.
Optimizing electrodes with new analytical methods
Micro-computed X-ray tomography and microfluidic-based electrochemical analysis give new insights into into electrode structure-performance relationships.
Book Review: Biosensor Nanomaterials
Biosensor nanomaterials, edited by Songjun Li, Jagdish Singh, He Li, and Ipsita A. Banerjee, reviewed by Professor Luisa Torsi from the University of Bari.
One-dimensional wires with suppressed conductivity
Researchers create perfect one-dimensional molecular wires in which the electrical conductivity can almost entirely be suppressed by a weak magnetic field
Guillemot eggshells have unique self-cleaning nanostructure
Unique nano-structures on guillemot eggshells eggs enable them to survive precarious habitats, on exposed cliffs with no nest.
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