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Nano Concrete Mix - Health Risks and Environmental Impacts

Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing discipline of science concerned with the creation of nanoparticles made up of various materials. Research in the journal Materials considers their use in concrete as an essential construction material.

28 Oct 2021

Production of Platinum Nanoparticles by Acidophilic Organisms

Acidophilic Extremophiles may sound like the kind of creature conjured up by the mind of H.R. Giger, but in reality they are microorganisms that can live and thrive in acidic environments.

28 Oct 2021

New Reusable Nano Filter can Remove Pollutants from Wastewater

RUDN University chemist, together with colleagues from Korea and India, has created a reusable nano filter that can absorb harmful compounds from wastewater. Moreover, it works simultaneously for organic and inorganic pollutants.

28 Oct 2021

Scientists Create New Nanofilter for Water Purification from Synthetic Dyes

RUDN University chemist with colleagues from India and Korea created a nanofilter for water purification from synthetic dyes.

26 Oct 2021

Advanced Air Purifiers Using New Disinfectant Nanomaterials

Researchers from China have proposed novel nanotechnology materials that successfully eliminate VOCs, along with sulfur and nitrogen oxides, from the air at ambient temperature.

26 Oct 2021

Research Examines Adsorptive Properties of Mask Materials in Trapping Virus

In a study that used inorganic, physical and analytical chemistry to mimic respiratory droplets that can carry viruses, researchers demonstrated a mechanism that enables multiple mask materials to be protective.

22 Oct 2021

New Sulfur-Anchoring Technique Could Lead to Economical Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Thanks to their high efficiency and environment-friendly features in the process of electricity generation, fuel cells are becoming increasingly popular for the manufacture of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), such as buses, forklifts, automobiles, and airplanes. However, the expensive nature of manufacturing fuel cell catalysts impedes the mass-production and extensive application of FCVs.

22 Oct 2021

Researchers Use Cryo-Forging Process to Produce a Nanotwinned Structure in High-Purity Titanium

Titanium is strong and lightweight, boasting the highest strength to weight ratio of any structural metal.

21 Oct 2021

Novel Technique Enables Vast Array of Industrial and Scientific Applications for Graphene

PPPL and Princeton University demonstrate a novel technique for overcoming a barrier to the application of stronger-than-steel graphene for a vast array of industrial and scientific uses.

20 Oct 2021