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Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered a cost-effective way to significantly improve the mechanical performance of common polymer nanocomposite materials. The discovery could lead to stronger, more durable materials for applications ranging from biomedical devices to automobile tires.
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered a cost-effective way to significantly improve the mechanical performance of common polymer nanocomposite materials. The discovery could lead to stronger, more durable materials for applications ranging from biomedical devices to automobile tires.
Scientists at Clemson University have developed a new type of battery electrode made of silicon that can store more energy than traditional graphite electrodes in lithium-ion batteries. The new electrode uses layers of a carbon nanotube material, called Buckypaper, with silicon nanoparticles sandwiched between them.
Scientists at Clemson University have developed a new type of battery electrode made of silicon that can store more energy than traditional graphite electrodes in lithium-ion batteries. The new electrode uses layers of a carbon nanotube material, called Buckypaper, with silicon nanoparticles sandwiched between them.
Using a device small enough to fit on the head of a pin, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have gained new knowledge about the properties of polymer fibers at the nanoscale. This knowledge could inform the design and manufacture of products made up of random networks of filaments, such as robust filters designed to block foreign particles from entering our lungs.
Using a device small enough to fit on the head of a pin, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have gained new knowledge about the properties of polymer fibers at the nanoscale. This knowledge could inform the design and manufacture of products made up of random networks of filaments, such as robust filters designed to block foreign particles from entering our lungs.
Researchers at Cornell University have used an ultrathin graphene “sandwich” to create a tiny magnetic field sensor that can operate over a greater temperature range than previous sensors, while also detecting miniscule changes in magnetic fields that might otherwise get lost within a larger magnetic background.
Researchers at Cornell University have used an ultrathin graphene “sandwich” to create a tiny magnetic field sensor that can operate over a greater temperature range than previous sensors, while also detecting miniscule changes in magnetic fields that might otherwise get lost within a larger magnetic background.
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have demonstrated a new way to precisely target cells by distinguishing them from neighboring cells that look quite similar. The researchers have designed new nanoscale devices made of synthetic proteins that target a therapeutic agent only to cells with specific, predetermined combinations of cell surface markers.
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have demonstrated a new way to precisely target cells by distinguishing them from neighboring cells that look quite similar. The researchers have designed new nanoscale devices made of synthetic proteins that target a therapeutic agent only to cells with specific, predetermined combinations of cell surface markers.
