Sentences with phrase «how nanomaterials»

Gaps in the research — despite more than $ 14 billion in government and private investment — include a basic understanding of how nanomaterials are absorbed and metabolized by the human body as well as how toxic they may be to people already working with them.

A crucial first step in deciding how to regulate nanomaterials and products of nanotechnology is to define how nanomaterials differ from their larger - scale counterparts, says physicist E. Clayton Teague, director of the U.S. government's National Nanotechnology Coordination Office.

The project team is simulating these processes in petri dishes in order to understand how nanomaterials are transported across these barriers.

Not exact matches

A Swansea University nanomaterials expert has been looking at how small gold particles survive when subjected to very high temperatures.

Although the product didn't contain nanoparticles — the problems were ultimately traced to the formation of a super-thin film — the incident put the concept of nanomaterials (which incorporate particles or components measuring less than 100 nanometers, or about 1/250, 000 inch) squarely in the public eye and raised the question of how to harness their potential while addressing their potential risks.

«We know how to change the synthesis conditions to direct the design or realize the structure and shape of nanomaterials,» Ban said.

But just how much would wide - scale testing of nanomaterials cost?

The researchers explored how to tune the size, shape and morphology of materials known as cell - penetrating self - assembling peptide nanomaterials, or CSPNs.

This process, called sonication, is how CNI is able to scale up production of graphene to meet the research and development demands of the W - TENG and other nanomaterial inventions in development.

The further arrangement of these nanomaterials in a rationally designed manner can lead to a better understanding of how matter organizes and potential discovery of new functional materials.

«Study boosts hope for cheaper fuel cells: Researchers show how to optimize nanomaterials for fuel - cell cathodes.»

Simulations by Rice University scientists show how carbon nanomaterials may be optimized to replace expensive platinum in cathodes for electricity - generating fuel cells for transportation and other applications.

Staff from Brookhaven's new Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) describe how this advanced facility will focus on the development and understanding of nanoscale materials.

During the 507th Brookhaven Lecture, Dong Su explains how he and his colleagues are using advanced tools at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven Lab to study materials and determine how different atomic - level structures can improve performance for rechargeable batteries.

Study boosts hope for cheaper fuel cells: Rice University researchers show how to optimize nanomaterials for fuel - cell cathodes January 6th, 2018

«The discovery of graphene is but a continuing evolution on how we analyze, treat, synthesize carbon based nanomaterials which includes the fullerenes, nanotubes, and now C polymorph platelets called graphene,» explains Dr. Advincula.

«The reality is, until you've collected the information, you can't really make good models of how things work,» says nanomaterials scientist Paul Alivisatos, a nanomaterials scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, who specializes in developing nanoscale technologies.

An array of 96 iron atoms on a copper nitride surface, assembled using an STM and used to write a byte, demonstrates how small magnetic storage could shrink and may lead to novel nanomaterials for quantum computers.