A team of researchers from UK and China have designed a novel sulfur cathode wrapped with graphene for rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries. Dr. Vasant Kumar from the University of Cambridge and Professor Renjie Chen from the Beijing Institute of Technology have led the research team in this project.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        A team of researchers in Spain have developed a method to generate a powerful magnetic field by intercalating lead atoms on a graphene sheet. The team included researchers from IMDEA Nanoscience, the University of the Basque Country, the Madrid Institute of Materials Science (CSIC) and the Autonomous University of Madrid.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        A research team from Rice University has succeeded in developing flexible multilayer graphene sheets, by patterning inexpensive polyimide sheets with a computer-controlled laser.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Scientists at the University College London (UCL) have used supercomputer simulations to develop a ‘virtual lab’ for designing new nanocomposite materials. James Suter, Peter Coveney and Deren Groen based in UCL’s Centre for Computational Science have collaborated to develop the ‘virtual lab’.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Researchers belonging to the University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, have led a study to explore the functioning of catalysts at the nanoscale level using novel computer simulations.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Researchers from Sappi and Edinburgh Napier University have come up with an economical technique to convert wood into nanocellulose, which could be used for designing eco-friendly cars, for food thickening and also for treating wounds.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich have used a new method to successfully study light propagation inside a solar cell directly.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        2D-Tech and Morgan Advanced Materials have agreed long-term partnerships with the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester in order to study future graphene applications.  
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have combined standing-wave photoelectron spectroscopy (SWPS) technique with high ambient pressure photoelectron spectroscopy (APPS) technique to create standing wave ambient pressure photoelectron spectroscopy (SWAPPS) - a new technique for study of chemical elements at heterogeneous interfaces.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA has collaborated with six corporations from four European Union (EU) states to develop an energy-efficient carbon nanotube coating-based ice detection and anti-icing system for wind turbines. This endeavor is part of EU’s “Windheat Project.”
     
 
 
    
                    
                
                
                    
    
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