Carbon news, April 2014

MAXimising the lubricity of shape-memory polymers

Addition of titanium carbide-based materials significantly reduces friction and wear

First articles now available: Materials Today Advances

Now open for Original Research and Review article submission.

Metal–organic frameworks: Structures and functional applications

Carbon nanotube film stops dendrites in their tracks

Scientists have shown that films of carbon nanotubes can effectively stop dendrites from growing from the anodes in lithium-metal batteries.

Carbon nanotubes help clean up contaminated water

Enhanced single-walled carbon nanotubes are more effective at cleaning up contaminated water than conventional materials like silica gel.