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Chemistry World September 1, 2011 Laura Howes |
Green fire retardant swells to suppress flames Jamie Grunlan's team at the University of Texas A&M, US, has used layer by layer deposition to coat fabrics with a thin, environmentally benign, fire retardant layer of polymers.  |
Chemistry World January 28, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
California and Chemtura clash over fire safety Specialty chemicals supplier Chemtura is suing the state of California, trying to overturn the state's new fire safety regulations.  |
Chemistry World June 23, 2011 Carl Saxton |
Graphene goes 3D Scientists in China have developed a quick and easy procedure for preparing 3D graphene in water, enhancing graphene's properties so that it can be used in supercapacitors, to store hydrogen and as a catalyst support.  |
Chemistry World June 25, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Graphene oxide 'teabags' make a mercury-free brew Water-cleaning tea bags containing a porous graphene oxide foam have been developed by researchers in Portugal, who say they can help purify water by removing dissolved mercury.  |
Chemistry World July 11, 2014 Manisha Lalloo |
Plant material aligns to make tough aerogels Japanese scientists have used nanocellulose fibers extracted from plants to create a new type of aerogel that is not only transparent and thermally insulating, but also mechanically tough.  |
Chemistry World October 12, 2012 Jon Cartwright |
An ultralight graphene structure for all seasons Chemists in China claim to have created the lightest graphene framework to date. The material, which is light enough to rest on a dandelion seed head, is also fire resistant and has record-breaking adsorption and capacitance.  |
Chemistry World January 25, 2012 Kate McAlpine |
Conjuring graphene oxide from thin air Researchers on the hunt for a better way to recycle carbon dioxide have turned it into graphene oxide.  |
Chemistry World July 1, 2014 Hamish Crawford |
Graphene oxide stands the test of time Man has been eating graphene oxide in barbecued meat for millennia  |
This Old House Joe Carter |
New Insulation Options Companies make insulation materials for almost any need, including one that gives people with allergies one fewer tormenter.  |
Chemistry World October 3, 2013 Jon Cartwright |
Graphene targets water treatment and carbon capture Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated that a membrane based on graphene and graphene oxide makes an effective filter to separate carbon dioxide from nitrogen gas.  |
Chemistry World April 22, 2014 Toby Sainsbury |
Graphene: fundamentals and emergent applications This excellent book offers an expansive overview of the tremendously exciting field of research that the discovery of graphene created.  |
Chemistry World October 15, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Liming Dai: Integrating nanochemistry into the macroscopic world Liming Dai's expertise lies across the synthesis, chemical modification and device fabrication of conjugated polymers and carbon nanomaterials for energy-related and biomedical applications.  |
Chemistry World February 21, 2012 Patrick Walter |
Nanocellulose has paper potential A nano form of cellulose could soon displace wood pulp in paper, allowing producers to increase the amount of mineral filler they use when they make paper, thanks to work by a Finnish team.  |
Chemistry World July 5, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Novel chemical approach to graphene Researchers in the US have devised a new way to create graphene - sheets of carbon one atom thick that have extraordinary electronic properties - based upon a detailed understanding of the chemical structure of an important precursor of the material, graphite oxide.  |
This Old House Jeanne Huber |
Warming Up The Room How to add insulation when what's in the walls isn't up to par.  |
Chemistry World March 15, 2012 Jon Cartwright |
DVD player burns graphene to disc Chemists in the US have used a standard DVD player to reduce films of graphite oxide to graphene.  |
Chemistry World May 9, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Understanding defects in graphene The products of thermally exfoliating graphite oxide to make graphene are much more complex than previously thought, new research shows.  |
Chemistry World September 26, 2012 James Urquhart |
Graphene speaks volumes Graphene might be a suitable material, particularly owing to its high thermal conductivity, very low heat capacity and its ability to form free-standing membranes. Single and multiple layers of graphene can generate thermoacoustic sound on a range of substrates.  |
Chemistry World September 29, 2015 Jon Cartwright |
Graphene band gap heralds new electronics Scientists in the US and France have produced graphene with a record high band gap of half an electronvolt (0.5 eV), which they claim is sufficient to produce useful graphene transistors.  |
Chemistry World September 2, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
New ceramic can handle the heat Researchers in the UK have created a new ceramic oxide with tunable thermal expansion: it can expand, contract or remain unchanged in response to heat depending upon the proportion of key components used to make it.  |
Chemistry World April 22, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Graphene made in a kitchen blender Suspensions of high quality graphene can be produced quickly and cheaply using a common industrial mixer, researchers in Ireland have discovered.  |
Chemistry World April 9, 2015 Richard Massey |
Graphene oxide diversifies soil bacteria Soil bacteria communities become richer and more diverse on exposure to graphene oxide, new research shows.  |
Chemistry World June 19, 2015 |
Graphene beyond the hype For the past 10 years, graphene has popped up in many headlines. Emma Stoye looks at whether current progress matches up to the promises.  |
Chemistry World November 5, 2010 Mike Brown |
Nanofibres defuse explosives Researchers have used carbon nanofibres to separate components of a highly sensitive explosive system to make it much safer to use.  |
Chemistry World September 25, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Graphene racks up the charge Researchers in the US have used graphene, sheets of carbon that are just one atom thick, to improve the performance of energy-storage devices which could supersede batteries in electric cars.  |
Chemistry World June 10, 2009 Jon Cartwright |
'Bilayer' graphene shows tunable bandgap Since its discovery in 2004, the carbon-based material known as graphene has revealed a stream of attractive properties.  |