HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Team develops a nanocoating for air filters capable of trapping COVID-19
A team of researchers from the University of Houston has developed a nanocoating for air filters that is capable of capturing airborne droplets of the virus responsible for COVID-19.
Tough carbon-flourine bonds broken by photo-powered nanocatalyst
This power catalyst could help clean up a certain group of long-lasting environmental pollutants.
New ecofriendly concrete is stronger than cement based concrete
Researchers from RMIT University created an eco-friendly, zero cement concrete made from by-products that eliminate corrosion.
Graphene nanoribbons could wire future carbon-based computers
The potential for carbon to displace silicon as the preferred material for integrated circuits appears brighter with the development of metallic graphene nanoribbons.
Tesla now manufactures chemicals too
Tesla needs the facility to help solve a supply chain challenge.
PCM based material for buildings stops heat in its tracks
Researchers from KAIST in Korea have created a new heat blocking material to battle heat in buildings and keep energy costs low.
How to apply adhesives packaged in premixed and frozen syringes
Watch how to properly store, assemble and test premixed and frozen syringes for application.
Carbon nanotube porins boost desalination efficiency
Carbon nanotube porins, with pores just 0.8 nm in diameter, can provide an efficient salt ion removal alternative to commercial desalination membranes.
Setting the standard for TIMs
Four thermal insulating material (TIM) formulations balance the performance demands of thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, gap thickness and production cost.
Decontaminating water with an inexpensive new material
An international team of researchers found a way to refine and produce the unpredictable and hard to control molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which could be used to remove mercury from water.
Copper-coated masks being developed to fight COVID-19
Researchers from Indiana University’s School of Engineering and Technology are attempting to incorporate copper, a metal with antimicrobial properties, into the design of face masks used in the fight against COVID-19.
Watch: Paper microneedle patch provides painless glucose monitoring
The biodegradable device is a microneedle array with height of approximately 840 µm prepared on paper.
LMU chemists find bacterial enzyme that can safely extract rare earth elements
Chemists at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) have discovered that a co-factor in a bacterial enzyme can extract rare earth elements (REEs) — which are vital ingredients in electronic devices — from mixtures.
Innovative heat trace solutions for thermal maintenance
In many industrial and commercial applications, a sufficient drop in temperature, especially when combined with precipitation, means unacceptable consequences.
Turning cigarette butts into bricks
Researchers from RMIT University in Australia have developed plans for transforming discarded cigarette butts into bricks.
Graphene and nanotubes combine to improve energy harvesting devices
Addition of graphene oxide to peptide-based nanotubes improved both the current and voltage output of the resulting nanogenerators.
Container ship company employs cleaning robots to eliminate biofouling
Shipping container firm Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is employing robots to clean the hulls of the company’s container ships to prevent biofouling.
Breathable material for wearable sensors
Researchers from Binghamton University created a material that can bind sensors and adhere them to surfaces to create wearables that can gather data even when the wearer is sweating.
Video: Antibacterial graphene face mask also deactivates coronavirus
A reusable face mask engineered with laser-induced graphene can kill bacteria and has demonstrated potential in deactivating two types of coronavirus.
Boron nitride films eyed as an alternative to antibiotics in implantology
Eyed as an alternative to antibiotics in implantology, otherwise known as the dental implant branch of the dental industry, the boron nitride nanofilm will be used to fight microbial infections, which are common in dental implants.