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Graphene Utilized to Make Hiking Boots for the First Time Ever

Basing on the global success of their revolutionary use of graphene in trail running and fitness shoes last summer, the brand is currently bringing the groundbreaking technology to a market hungry for innovation.

18 Dec 2018

Controlling Transport of Nanomaterial Across Cell Membrane by Tuning Membrane Tension

Growing awareness of toxicity and bioeffects of nanomaterials interacting with cells brings into focus the mechanisms by which nanomaterials can cross lipid membranes.

13 Dec 2018

Cutting Graphene into Smaller Fragments to Build Beneficial Nanostructures

Up to the present time, it has proved very challenging to convert the promises of the wonder material graphene into useful applications.

12 Dec 2018

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Reveals Higher Radiation Tolerance of Proteins

Electron microscopy is one of the most extensively used techniques for inspecting protein structure.

11 Dec 2018

Topological Control of Electrons Makes Future Electronic Roadways Possible

With a determination to find new ways to extend electronics beyond the use of silicon, physicists are testing other properties of electrons, beyond charge.

7 Dec 2018

Researchers Dissolve Water-Insoluble Nanographene to Produce 2D Molecular Adlayer

Generally, nanographene is insoluble in organic solvents and water, but this did not stop researchers from Kumamoto University (KU) and Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) from finding a way to dissolve it in water.

6 Dec 2018

Graphene Used to Detect ALS and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

The wonders of graphene are many—it can improve solar cell capacity, enable flexible electronic components, filter the finest subatomic particles, and transform batteries.

6 Dec 2018

Study Reveals How to Boost Graphene’s Performance and Harness its Extraordinary Potential

Why hasn’t the “supermaterial” graphene redefined electronics as promised? A new study reveals the answer and also demonstrates how to increase its performance by two-fold and harness its unique potential.

30 Nov 2018

Graphene Can Be Stretched to Serve as a Tunable Ion Filter

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have conducted simulations advocating that graphene, along with its many other beneficial properties, can be altered with special pores to serve as a tunable strainer or filter for ions (charged atoms) in a liquid.

27 Nov 2018

Researchers Apply Radio Frequency Radiation to Modulate Enzymatic Nanoparticles

At ITMO University, scientists have devised a new technique to improve the activity of enzymes by applying radio frequency radiation. The novel technique involves making a unique complex containing magnetic nanoparticles and enzymes.

21 Nov 2018