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Nanomaterials Apr 19, 2018

Graphene changes elastic properties depending on applied force

A group of scientists, including specialists from Landau Institute for Theoretical Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics (ITF), has described a universal characteristic in which many unique graphene properties are "hidden." Abnormal graphene behavior ...

Nanomaterials Mar 19, 2018

Rubbery carbon aerogels greatly expand applications

Researchers have designed carbon aerogels that can be reversibly stretched to more than three times their original length, displaying elasticity similar to that of a rubber band. By adding reversible stretchability to aerogels' ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Feb 20, 2018

Using organoids to understand how the brain wrinkles

A team of researchers working at the Weizmann Institute of Science has found that organoids can be used to better understand how the human brain wrinkles as it develops. In their paper published in the journal Nature Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics, ...

Nanomaterials Feb 14, 2018

Researchers create predictable patterns from unpredictable carbon nanotubes

Integrating nanoscale fibers such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into commercial applications, from coatings for aircraft wings to heat sinks for mobile computing, requires them to be produced in large scale and at low cost. ...

Polymers Feb 2, 2018

Macromolecular order in plastic kingdom

A team of researchers at the Institute of Synthetic Polymer Materials of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MIPT and elsewhere has determined how the regularity of polypropylene molecules and thermal treatment affect the mechanical ...

Materials Science Feb 1, 2018

Splashdown: Supersonic cold metal bonding in 3-D

When a fragile surface requires a rock-hard, super-thin bonded metal coating, conventional manufacturing processes come up short. However, Cold Gas Dynamic Spray (CGDS) can do just that - with a big caveat. CGDS is enormously ...

Nanomaterials Jan 11, 2018

White graphene makes ceramics multifunctional

A little hBN in ceramics could give them outstanding properties, according to a Rice University scientist.

Nanomaterials Dec 27, 2017

All-nanotube stretchable supercapacitor with low equivalent series resistance

Currently, research in the domain of flexible and stretchable supercapacitors is focused on adjusting electrodes, as they have the most significant effect on performance. However, the separator materials for such applications ...

Nanomaterials Dec 12, 2017

Scientists engineer nanoscale pillars to act like memory foam, paving the way to new nanoelectromechanical devices

A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Connecticut have developed a customizable nanomaterial that combines metallic strength with a foam-like ability ...

Condensed Matter Nov 30, 2017

Deducing the properties of a new form of diamond

Earlier this year, amorphous diamond was synthesized for the first time using a technique involving high pressures, moderately high temperatures and a tiny amount of glassy carbon as starting material. A father-son team at ...

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