Carbon news, September 2014

Understanding how carbon fibers perform in metal composite materials could now be easier with a combined analysis approach.

Light, fluffy fibers from the Kapok tree could make the ideal electrode for a new generation of microbial fuel cells.

The promise of extraordinary properties.

A team of researchers has developed a novel method for controllably constructing precise internanotube junctions.

The very idea of fibers made of carbon nanotubes is neat, but Rice University scientists are making them neat — literally.

Researchers have developed anew method for the synthesis of an ultrahard material that exceeds diamond in hardness.

Engineers from McGill University have shown that multi-wall MWCNTs improve the mechanical toughness of carbon fibre laminates.

Researchers have developed a light detector that could revolutionise chemical sensing and night vision technology.

A new route to making graphene has been discovered that could make the 21st century's wonder material easier to ramp up to industrial scale.

Raising the profile and supporting the efforts of materials science research.

Jack Lemons has been awarded the highly acclaimed international 2015 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Award.

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