A New Carbon Super-Material Is 8x Tougher Than Graphene
A new carbon-based material, monolayer amorphous carbon (MAC), is revolutionizing materials science. Unlike graphene, which ...
The atmosphere is getting better at cleaning itself – but that’s not all good news
Hydroxyl scrubs the potent greenhouse gas methane from the atmosphere. But its production is linked with emissions of other ...
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Engineered Defects Boost Graphene Sensor’s Ability to Detect Ammonia Gas
Research on plasma-treated graphene shows significant improvements in ammonia sensing, highlighting its potential in next-generation gas detection systems.
Beyond the burn: Harvesting dead wood to reduce wildfires and store carbon
A century of fire suppression, combined with global warming and drought, has led to increasingly destructive wildfires in the ...
Superhydrophobic particles offer promising method to tackle water pollutants
Emerging pollutants are compounds—microplastics, oils, dyes, pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, etc.—that end up in aquatic ...
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Modifying graphene with plasma to produce better gas sensors
Gas sensors are essential for personal safety and environmental monitoring, but traditional sensors have limitations in ...