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Research shows graphene forms electrically charged crinkles
Jul 06, 2018 (SPX)
A study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A demonstrates mathematically what happens to stacks of graphene sheets under slight lateral compression -...
Urban greenways help lower local carbon emissions
Jul 05, 2018 (UPI)
Supporters of urban greenways argue their creation inspires greener transportation choices by local residents, but few studies have examined the accuracy of the...
Reducing CO2 with common elements and sunlight
Jul 04, 2018 (SPX)
In recent years, technologies to reduce CO2 into a resource using metal complexes and semiconductors as photocatalysts are being developed worldwide. If this te...
Physicists solve the mystery of vanishing particles in graphene
Jun 20, 2018 (SPX)
In 1928, Paul Dirac predicted that an electron has a twin particle, which is identical in all respects but for its opposite electric charge. This particle, call...
Sculpting with graphene foam
Jun 19, 2018 (SPX)
The squishy solids look and feel something like a child's toy but offer new possibilities for energy storage and flexible electronic sensor applications, accord...
Captured CO2 can be securely stored underground, study shows
Jun 13, 2018 (UPI)
Carbon capture technologies have proven their ability to pull CO2 from the air, and they're now becoming a reality, with some facilities already operating in Eu...
Diamond dust shimmering around distant stars
Jun 13, 2018 (SPX)
"Though we know that some type of particle is responsible for this microwave light, its precise source has been a puzzle since it was first detected nearly 20 y...
First direct images of dissolved organic carbon from the ocean
Jun 11, 2018 (SPX)
Using an atomic force microscopy technique developed by IBM, the team was able to visualize individual atoms and bonds, yielding clues about their persistence i...
World's most efficient production of succinate from carbon dioxide
Jun 11, 2018 (SPX)
The discovery was made by Professor Tomohisa Hasunuma (Kobe University Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation) as a Japan Science and Technology ...
Large igneous provinces contribute to ups and downs in atmospheric carbon dioxide
Jun 11, 2018 (SPX)
After the eruption, however, the Siberian Traps began drawing atmospheric carbon dioxide back into the crust through weathering and erosion. The Siberian Traps ...
Supramolecular complex formation: Anthracene macrocycle and C60 fullerene
Jun 11, 2018 (SPX)
Nano-Saturn systems with a spherical molecule and a macrocyclic ring have been a fascinating structural motif for researchers. The ring must have a rigid, circu...
Taking CO2 out of the air is more economical than scientists thought
Jun 07, 2018 (UPI)
The latest tests and cost analysis were conducted by Carbon Engineering, a Canadian company trying to commercialize CO2-extraction technology. According to thei...
Magic in metal could help put excess carbon dioxide to good use
Jun 05, 2018 (SPX)
But Professor Rosenthal's research is expanding bismuth's repertoire - he's identified a kind of magic in the metal that may be just what the doctor ordered for...
NASA invested in cracking Earth's carbon puzzle
Jun 05, 2018 (JPL)
That seemingly simple question is particularly tricky because carbon - an essential building block for life on Earth - does not stay in one place or take only o...
Graphene layered with magnetic materials could drive ultrathin spintronics
May 30, 2018 (SPX)
The work was performed in collaboration with French scientists including Nobel Laureate Albert Fert, an emeritus professor at Paris-Sud University and scientifi...
China's carbon satellite shares data worldwide
May 30, 2018 (XNA)
The 620-kg satellite received 11,000 data orders and 27,478 GB of data downloads. TanSat, launched last December, was China's first satellite to monitor greenho...
UNIST introduces novel method to grow elastic diamonds
May 29, 2018 (SPX)
A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has unveiled that brittle diamonds can be bent and stretched elastically when made into ultrafine needles. This breakthrou...
Non-plasma high-speed anisotropic diamond etching with nickel in 1000 water vapor
May 25, 2018 (SPX)
The present mainstream Si power devices have been highly developed but their performance is thought to be close to maximum, which means that further development...
Graphene paves the way to faster high-speed optical communications
May 25, 2018 (SPX)
Although all materials should present this behaviour, the efficiency of this process is typically small and cannot be controlled externally. Now, partners of th...
Highly conductive electrode materials from ultrathin carbon nanofiber aerogels
May 25, 2018 (SPX)
Supercapacitors are capacitors that can take up and release a very large amount of energy in a very short time. Key requirements for supercapacitor electrodes a...
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