Carbon news, January 2010

MAXimising the lubricity of shape-memory polymers

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

Moiré pattern in graphene causes electrons to form stripes

In the presence of a moiré pattern, electrons in graphene organize themselves into stripes, providing a link with superconductors.

Heterogeneous electrocatalysts design for nitrogen reduction reaction under ambient conditions

Singlet oxygen evolution from layered transition metal oxide cathode materials and its implications for lithium-ion batteries

Novel filtration