Sentences with phrase «produce nanomaterials»

We wanted to demonstrate that it was possible to produce nanomaterials in considerable quantities cost - effectively,» comments Ari Auvinen of VTT, head of the research team.

Not exact matches

It pinpointed nanosilver in packaging boxes and nanomaterials in fresh produce bags as key examples of products appearing on the market.

So far, the Georgia Tech team has produced structures of silver and carbon, but the process could be used to fabricate a wide range of metallic and non-metallic nanomaterials.

«What we've produced is a highly active, highly selective (producing almost pure methane without side products) and stable catalyst that will run on solar energy,» says project leader Professor Christian Doonan, Director of the University's Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials.

One of the most comprehensive reports on nanotech yet produced (published by the UK's Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering in 2004) found that most nanomaterials present few novel risks.

The researchers developed a simple method for producing a palladium - based nanomaterial that can spur the breakdown of formic acid into hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

In the end, the research suggests that greenery enhanced with carbon nanotubes could potentially produce more from sunlight, air and water, although adding such nanomaterials would be both laborious and may have unknown long - term impacts on the vegetation as a whole as well as on the environment.

The scientists discovered a technology that produced a sulfur - carbon nanotube substance that created more conductivity on one electrode, and a nanomaterial coating to create stability for the other.

Although Nanocomp and others developing new nanomaterials are on the right track, one of their main challenges will be mass - producing a product with consistent properties.

The resulting fibres, which are the toughest and strongest ever measured, were produced by simply placing the spiders in a box and spraying them with water containing the carbon nanomaterials.

The new aluminum nanomaterial produces hydrogen when exposed to water.

Occasionally though, researchers focus on combining technologies to create an even better one, like tandem solar cells that also produce hydrogen, or in this case, a new nanomaterial that can harness both thermal energy and light into electricity at the same time.