Articles tagged with Nanocomposites
Researchers developed a biodegradable composite made from spent coffee grounds and natural polymer, offering strong thermal insulation while being environmentally sustainable. The new material has a thermal conductivity comparable to commercial expanded polystyrene and is fully derived from renewable resources.
Nanobiochar is an engineered carbon material derived from biomass with increased surface area, reactivity, and environmental functionality. It enhances soil quality, binds pollutants, retains nutrients, and supports beneficial microbial communities.
Recent advances in biochar-polymer composites suggest the use of renewable materials for additive manufacturing. Biochar enhances mechanical and thermal properties, reducing environmental impact while improving material performance.
Emerging biochar-based nanomaterials show promise in tackling global challenges such as climate change and healthcare innovation. These materials may support cleaner energy systems, improved health technologies, and resilient infrastructure through their unique properties and applications.
A nanostructure composed of silver and an atomically thin semiconductor layer can be turned into an ultrafast switching mirror device, displaying properties of both light and matter. This discovery could lead to dramatically increased information transmission rates in optical data processing.
Researchers have developed a novel porous carbon nanocomposite that achieves wide-temperature-range physical and chemical hydrogen sorption. The material, made with Mg/N-doped porous carbon, delivers high gravimetric and volumetric capacity at sub-ambient temperatures, outperforming compressed hydrogen.
Researchers at Empa's Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures laboratory are working to improve the insulation material used in satellites and space probes. They have developed a new intermediate layer that makes the material more elastic and resistant to cracks and flaking, enabling better superinsulation for future satellites.
Researchers have developed 3D-printable super-black silica-carbon composite aerogels with unmatched multifunctionality. These aerogels combine ultra-low thermal conductivity and extreme light absorption for transformative potential in thermal insulation and solar-driven applications.
The review highlights the importance of clean transfers in 2D material research, emphasizing that it can make or break an experiment. The authors propose a unified approach to transfer methods, synthesis, and testing to improve reproducibility and reliability.
Researchers have developed atomic-level precision patterning on nanoparticle surfaces using stencils, creating 'patchy nanoparticles' with various shapes and functions. The technique allows for large-scale production of batched particles with intricate designs, enabling the creation of novel materials and metamaterials.
Researchers at Shinshu University developed a novel copper-cobalt oxide composite that excels in energy storage, environmental remediation and water splitting. The material boasts high specific capacitance, exceptional stability and numerous active catalytic sites, making it a promising low-cost alternative to conventional catalysts.
Researchers developed a high-performance piezoelectric nanocomposite by engineering a dual-structure interface between MXene and PVDF-TrFE, achieving an eightfold increase in low-pressure sensitivity. The material can accurately detect and classify subtle physiological signals with up to 99% accuracy.
HIT researchers created multi-material, multi-responsive, multi-shape shape memory polymer (SMP) gradient metamaterials with tunable properties. These smart materials can adapt to different tasks without extra tools or infrastructure, enabling applications such as secure information storage and soft robotic systems.
The book sheds light on nanomaterials, metamaterials, and smart materials' synthesis, classification, and characterization techniques. It discusses size-dependent behavior, fabrication challenges, and interdisciplinary applications with practical implications for healthcare, energy, and electronics.
The new book provides a comprehensive overview of engineered nanomaterials' interactions with biological systems, driving breakthroughs in biomedical applications and environmental sustainability. It explores critical applications in sustainable technologies, including bioremediation and heavy metal adsorption.
Researchers have developed a novel polymer nanocomposite from COVID-19 waste masks, achieving record-high thermal conductivity and electromagnetic shielding. The closed-loop upcycling strategy reduces environmental impact and cost, paving the way for sustainable electronics and circular economy applications.
Scientists at Rice University developed a scalable approach to engineer bacterial cellulose into high-strength, multifunctional materials. The dynamic biosynthesis technique aligns bacterial cellulose fibers in real-time, resulting in robust biopolymer sheets with exceptional mechanical properties.
Researchers at Rice University have created a new 2D carbon material that is eight times tougher than graphene, according to a recent study. The material, known as monolayer amorphous carbon (MAC), incorporates both crystalline and amorphous regions, giving it unique toughness.
The study found that an 80% concentration of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) and specific solvents leads to the highest pattern transfer efficiency. The conversion efficiency reaches impressive levels in the ultraviolet spectrum, paving the way for commercial viability of metasurfaces.
Researchers from the Institute for Basic Science created QLEDs using a ternary nanocomposite film that enhances carrier delivery to quantum dots, resulting in optimal device performance. The devices exhibit high brightness and low threshold voltage, with no damage when stretched up to 1.5 times.
Researchers develop a new type of light guide plate using perovskite nanocomposites, achieving high transparency and improved performance in liquid crystal displays. The uniform distribution of nanoparticles is critical to the properties of the nanocomposites, enabling efficient light guidance.
Researchers created a nanocomposite of hexagonal and cubic boron nitride, which exhibits unexpected thermal and optical properties. The composite's low thermal conductivity makes it suitable for heat-insulating electronic devices, while its second-harmonic generation property is larger than expected after heating.
Researchers have developed a new nanocomposite film using electrospinning that can dissipate heat more efficiently, potentially keeping tiny electronics cool. The film's unique design acts as a 'highway' to direct heat away from the device.
A new type of floatable photocatalytic platform composed of hydrogel nanocomposites efficiently proceeds hydrogen evolution reaction. The platform exhibits clear advantages over conventional systems, including efficient solar energy conversion and easy gas diffusion.
Researchers have developed a shellac-based coating to improve the gas barrier properties of moulded pulp materials, making them suitable for food packaging. The coating, combined with nanofibrillated cellulose, provides superior water resistance and thermal stability, while preserving environmental sustainability.
A research team successfully manufactured a thermo-tunable broadband metamaterial that can adjust its electromagnetic response by controlling the solid–liquid phase state of different metamaterial units. The material exhibits ultra-wideband absorption performance and does not change with temperature changes.
A research team developed a smart mask integrating an ultrathin soundwave sensor that detects breathing, coughing, and speaking sounds. The mask uses machine-learning algorithms to identify respiratory diseases and improve public health by enabling prolonged monitoring.
Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University found that brain stimulation combined with a nose spray containing nanoparticles can improve recovery after ischemic stroke. The treatment increased cognitive and motor functions, and weighed more quickly than those treated with TMS alone.
Scientists developed a cellulose nanofiber-carbon fiber composite film with excellent in-plane anisotropic thermal conductivity, improving heat dissipation in thin-film devices. The material also exhibits recyclability and can be reused after burning the cellulose matrix.
Researchers introduced a new method to analyze dynamic processes in photoelectrocatalytic reactions using carbon dots. The technique, TPV technology, provides detailed information on charge transfer and reaction kinetics, enabling the discovery of new catalytic properties.
Researchers at UBC Okanagan have created wearable human motion devices that can track a multitude of activities, including breathing and muscle contractions. The devices use a two-dimensional inorganic nanomaterial called MXene alongside a conductive polymer for electromagnetic interference shielding.
Researchers developed a nanocomposite coating method using Langmuir-Blodgett technology to improve wig durability, reducing UV damage, breakage, and static electricity. The new coating provides better coverage than previous methods and can be scaled up for mass production.
Scientists at Ural Federal University have developed a simpler and more effective method for synthesizing titanium-based nanocomposite coatings. The new approach allows for the production of wear-resistant coatings with controlled properties, suitable for various applications such as aircraft and biomedicine.
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a seashell-inspired coating that can protect materials from mechanical, shock, and thermal insults. The coating is made from thin layers of confectioners' sugar, silica, and carbon black, and has been shown to be lightweight, mechanically strong, and thermally stable.
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly and reusable solution for removing toxic synthetic dyes from wastewater using nanocomposite-based hydrogels. The new material, made from carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and graphene oxide, demonstrates high adsorption capacities and retains its effectiveness even after multiple cycles of use.
Researchers developed a novel electroanalytical technique that co-detects dopamine and uric acid in urine samples, overcoming interference from ascorbic acid. The technique uses a gold-containing ternary nanocomposite electrode, enabling simultaneous detection of low-level DA and UA under physiological conditions.
Researchers developed a material that automatically responds to changing temperatures, switching between heating and cooling. The glass can regulate both solar transmission and radiative cooling, reducing energy consumption up to 9.5% or ~330,000 kWh per year.
Researchers at KAUST have developed a nanocomposite that absorbs X-rays with near-perfect efficiency and re-emits the energy as light. This innovation improves high-resolution medical imaging and security screening, with detection limits up to 142 times lower than traditional methods.
A new PI-based nanocomposite film with enhanced mechanical properties and atomic oxygen resistance has been developed. The double-layer nacre-inspired structure improves the material's performance in LEO applications, making it a promising aerospace protective material.
Researchers have developed an ultra-stable amorphous Ta2O5/C nanocomposite with a hollow multishelled structure that can improve the efficiency of water purification. The composite decreases the energy required for water evaporation and enables a super-fast evaporation speed of 4.02 kg m-2 h-1.
A team of UBCO researchers developed a recipe for a clean-burning, power-boosting aircraft fuel by adding graphene oxide nanomaterials to ethanol. This mixture improves the burn rate by about eight per cent, reducing carbon footprint and increasing engine power.
A graphene-based nanoelectromechanical periodic array has been demonstrated, showing a large number of quasi-continuous resonance modes over a wide tunable frequency range. The device's frequency can be adjusted by applying an electric field to the graphene material.
Mechanical engineering researchers at Michigan Technological University have created a 3D-printable nanocomposite polymeric ink using carbon nanotubes. The ink's properties, such as electrical conductivity and increased strength, make it suitable for various applications, including aerospace and electronics industries.
Researchers at IBS developed a novel composite material consisting of metal nanowires within an ultrathin rubber film. The float assembly method creates a monolayer of nanowires in the rubber film, resulting in excellent physical properties such as high stretchability and metal-like conductivity.
Researchers develop novel nanocomposite with improved detoxification efficiency against various harmful chemicals, including organic compounds and microbes. The composite combines the high photoreactivity of titanium oxide nanotubes with the low cytotoxicity of graphene.
A new iron-cobalt-nickel nanocomposite with tunable magnetic properties has been developed by NUST MISIS to protect money and securities from counterfeiting. The material's high coercivity makes it suitable for EMI shielding, magnetically coupled devices, and other industrial applications.
Researchers created a new type of ceramic nanocomposite (Ho3+:Y2O3-MgO) that can be used in high-capacity lasers operating in the medium infrared range. The material has increased thermal and mechanical resistance due to its almost pore-free structure, allowing it to transmit over 75% of light in the medium IR wavelengths.
A new wearable gas sensor has been developed to detect nitrogen dioxide at low concentrations, with improved sensitivity compared to conventional designs. The sensor combines laser-induced graphene foam material with molybdenum disulfide and reduced-graphene oxide nanocomposites, enabling real-time environmental monitoring applications.
Researchers from Jiangsu University of Technology developed novel Cu2O-Mn3O4-NiO ternary nanocomposites using electrospinning technology, showing improved performance in supercapacitor electrode materials. The nanocomposites exhibit high specific capacitance and capacitance retention due to strong interaction between functional groups ...
A new solar-powered water purification technology uses a biomimetic hierarchical steam generator to produce clean drinking water from non-drinkable sources. The device achieves high evaporation rates and efficiency, making it a promising solution for water-scarce areas.
Konsta-Gdoutos is recognized for her leading contributions to the development of high-performance smart cementitious nanocomposites and advancing UTA's efforts in this area. Her election as a fellow honors her work, which positions UTA at the forefront of impactful research in civil engineering and materials science.
Researchers have developed novel nanocomposites of DNA, silica particles, and carbon nanotubes that can be tailored to various applications. These composites enable the creation of environments suitable for human stem cells to settle down and develop further.
A new type of metalens made from a dielectric-metal composite film can overcome diffraction limits, paving the way for high-resolution nanoscale optical technologies and sensors. The ultra-high resolution is achieved through an unusual behavior of the material in optical and infrared ranges.
Scientists have developed Y2O3-MgO nanocomposite ceramics with uniform distribution of two phases, microhardness over 11 GPa, and average grain size of 250 nm. The new material can transmit over 70% of IR-range light with wavelength up to 6,000 nm.
Researchers developed a graphene-titania composite that degrades up to 70% more atmospheric nitrogen oxides than standard titania in real pollutant tests. The composite can be coated on materials like concrete to passively remove pollutants from the air, promoting a healthier environment.
A new nanotechnology-based process uses magnetic particle imaging to monitor chemotherapy concentrations in real-time, allowing doctors to adjust doses precisely. This innovation has the potential to minimize side effects and improve treatment outcomes for cancer patients.
A comprehensive review paper provides a thorough understanding of the scientific and technological knowledge behind nanocomposite fabrication using selective laser melting. The study highlights the potential of this additive manufacturing technology for creating customized parts with unique structures and properties.
Researchers developed biomimetic hierarchical helical nanocomposite macrofibers with improved strength, elongation, and toughness. They used bacterial cellulose nanofibers and sodium alginate to create a new class of strong and tough nanocomposite fiber materials.
Researchers at DOE's Ames Laboratory developed a new microscopy approach to image gel nanocomposites in their natural state, providing insights into their assembly and properties. The technique allows for the observation of nanoparticles within gels, which shows promise in creating materials with unique optical properties.
Researchers create scalable method to grow cellulose nanofibrils and co-deposit nanoscale building blocks, resulting in bulk nanocomposites with high mechanical strength and electrical conductivity. This breakthrough enables potential industrial applications for functional bulk nanocomposites.