While the pattern for making a wearable fabric battery has already been laid out, it's now time to select the threads that will turn a textile into an energy storage device.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
New nanoparticle paint makes tough self-cleaning surfaces
The coating can be applied to clothes, paper, glass and steel and when combined with adhesives, maintains its self-cleaning properties after being wiped, scratched with a knife and scuffed with sandpaper.
A dye in a nanoglass sandwich
Swelling of a layered clay mineral leads to encapsulation of functional hydrophobic organic molecules.
Fluid-filled pores separate materials with fine precision (w/video)
New path to separation responds selectively to a flow of multiple materials, precisely separating liquids, gases and solids without clogging and with significant energy savings.
In the heat of the reaction, a single atom delivers
Converting carbon monoxide in fuel cells with a gold catalyst hinges on one ion shuttling the critical electron.
Elasticity of nanoparticles influences their biological function
Researchers have decoupled the tandem effects of shape and elasticity and assessed the role of elasticity on circulation and targeting for small spherical nanoparticles.
Carbon nanospheres reduce engine friction as oil additive
Tiny, perfectly smooth carbon spheres added to motor oil have been shown to reduce friction and wear typically seen in engines by as much as 25 percent, suggesting a similar enhancement in fuel economy.
Medical nanoparticles for the local treatment of lung cancer
Researchers have developed nanocarriers that site-selectively release medicines/drugs at the tumor site in human and mouse lungs. The scientists report that this approach led to a significant increase in the effectiveness of current cancer medicines in lung tumour tissue.
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