Characterization news, July 2009

Flashy process derives both graphene and hydrogen from waste plastic

Researchers have shown that conerting waste plastics into graphene by rapid flash Joule heating also results in the production of hydrogen.

Efficient non-viral CAR-T cell generation via silicon-nanotube-mediated transfection

Smart composite detects different types of damage

carbon fiber reinforced composite combined with piezoelectric nanoparticles acts as a self-powered sensor to detect stress and damage

New study explores how polymers go with the flow

Researchers used mechanochemistry to characterize how a polymer chain in solution responds to a sudden acceleration of the solvent flow around it.

First articles now available: Materials Today Advances

Now open for Original Research and Review article submission.