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A data visualization of carbon footprints
News 171Days Ago (12-13)A Columbia researcher affiliated with the Data Science Institute has created a data-visualization tool that shows the carbon footprints of hundreds of consumer products. The tool makes it easy for ...... -
Toxicity of carbon and silicon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers
News 172Days Ago (12-13)Nanoparticles with a wide range of applying, including medicine, damage cells of microalgae Heterosigma akashivo badly. This algae species is widely spread in the Russian Far East marine area. The ...... -
Chemical synthesis of nanotubes
News 180Days Ago (12-05)For the first time, researchers used benzene - a common hydrocarbon - to create a novel kind of molecular nanotube, which could lead to new nanocarbon-based semiconductor applications. Researcher ...... -
Wood to Supercapacitors
News 209Days Ago (11-06)Carbon aerogels are ultralight, conductive materials, which are extensively investigated for applications in supercapacitor electrodes in electrical cars and cell phones. Chinese scientists have n ...... -
Sculpting with graphene foam
News 227Days Ago (10-18)Rice University scientists have developed a simple way to produce conductive, three-dimensional objects made of graphene foam. The squishy solids look and feel something like a child's toy but of ...... -
Carbon is the new black
News 246Days Ago (09-30)Engineers with the University of Cincinnati are leveraging a partnership with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to create clothing that can charge your cell phone. Move over, Iron Man. What makes ...... -
Hybrid nanomaterials bristle with potential
News 249Days Ago (09-27)By combining multiple nanomaterials into a single structure, scientists can create hybrid materials that incorporate the best properties of each component and outperform any single substance. A co ...... -
Core electron topologies in chemical bonding
News 251Days Ago (09-25)YNU researchers resolve the age-old mystery of why silicon cannot replace carbon in organic compounds. A new benchmark quantum chemical calculation of C2 , Si2 , and their hydrides for the first t ......