Electronic properties news, July 2013

Graphene oxide composite fibers muscle in

actuators based on composite fibers comprising aligned reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets and PEDOT: PSS surpass biological muscles

Ultrasound technology and biomaterials for precise drug therapy

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

Textile-based material turns up the heat on viruses

A novel composite, textile-based material uses heat to kill viruses on its outer surface while staying cool on the reverse side near the user’s skin.

Graphene hits the right note at high frequencies

graphene can covert high frequency gigahertz signals into the terahertz range