nanostructures

Nanoscopic Coated Foam‐Like Framework Structures for Soft Robotics

Nanoscopic Coated Foam‐Like Framework Structures for Soft Robotics

Unlike conventional soft conductors, it exhibits remarkable electrical stability even when deformed. This is due to the material's unique structure and a nanoscopic insulating thin film coating.

Membrane Water Permeability Works Backwards At The Nanoscale

Membrane Water Permeability Works Backwards At The Nanoscale

More pores in a sieve let more liquid flow through it. But the opposite can be the case at the nanoscopic level, researchers experimenting with Graphene Oxide (GO) membranes have found.

Transforming Fish Scales Into Carbon Nano-onions

Transforming Fish Scales Into Carbon Nano-onions

A team of scientists in Japan has developed a construction route that converts fish scales extracted from fish waste into carbon nano-onions in just seconds through microwave pyrolysis.

New Nanotube Graphene Hybrid Material Easier To Handle

New Nanotube Graphene Hybrid Material Easier To Handle

Reinforcing bars of carbon nanotubes make two-dimensional graphene much easier to handle, researchers at Rice University have found.

Making Nanofluidic Devices out of Graphene Oxide Papers

Making Nanofluidic Devices out of Graphene Oxide Papers

Occam's razor is a heuristic stating that among competing theories, the one that makes the fewest assumptions should be chosen. Researchers at Northwestern University would probably have to agree, having recently discovered a surprisingly easy way to make nanofluidic devices.