Advanced Materials
Fibrous form of materials exhibiting/possessing superior mechanical, physical,chemical, electrical, and optical properties can be called ‘Advanced FibrousMaterials.’ Innovations...
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Revolutionary nanofibers - strong and supertough at the same time
In most structural materials, the strength of the material is at the expense of toughness and vice versa. The team from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under the leadership of Prof. Yuris Dzenis has developed nanofibers, which will probably cause a great revolution in composite materials. This discovery will move composite materials to another dimension, regardless of final usage such as in construction (bridges, cars, planes) or sports equipment requiring both: strength and toughness (such...
Carbon Nanotube Membranes for Desalination and Water Purification: Challenges and Opportunities
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are emerging as revolutionary materials for preparation of new membranes with high flux, high selectivity and low fouling (hydrophilic-, hydrophobic- and bio-fouling) properties.
Ceramic foldable nanofibrous paper has been developed in Germany
A sophisticated nanostructure renders a wafer-thin paper made of electrically conductive vanadium pentoxide fibres both tough and pliable Scientists in Stuttgart are currently doing things to a ceramic, which would normally result in a pile of shards. They were the first to produce a paper-like material from a vanadium pentoxide ceramic which is as hard as copper, yet flexible enough to be rolled up or folded. The material is also different from other ceramics, as it is electrically conductive.
Titanium Dioxide Nanofibers Fabricated into Filter Membranes Can Create Energy, Produce Clean Water
A new wonder material that can generate hydrogen, produce clean water and even create energy.
Team aims to create high-quality, lower-cost nanofibers
Lincoln, Neb., March 15th, 2013 — Carbon nanotubes, the super-strong building blocks of nanotechnology, hold the promise of reinforcing everything from golf clubs to airplane parts, but they're difficult and expensive to process into something useful. University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineers have demonstrated a promising new way to exploit their unusual structure and properties more easily and less expensively. The team, led by Yuris Dzenis, McBroom Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering,...
Spinning Nanofibers Into Energy Efficient Cloth
Some materials generate electrical charge and even electrical energy from compression, stretching and twisting. These materials are widely used in microphones, speakers, small-scale fans and mechanical sensors. By adding nanogenerators and nanoreactors to these materials, their electrical properties (and other desirable physical properties) are often enhanced.
China to radically reduce sulfur content in fuels by 2017
The reasons for this decision are more or less clear - despite the closure of 103 factories that had a significant impact on air quality in Beijing and parking 30 percent of government cars, the air capital of China remains unbreathable. According to the new standard, which is still announced only for gasoline, will have up to 4 years of gasoline containing less than 10 ppm of sulfur, which corresponds to the European Euro 5 pollution standard. The same situation will occur also for oil (diesel...