Congratulations to Dr. Kishore Kumar Sadasivuni on his successful thesis defense!! Kishore discussing with Jury members (Dr. Prevosto, Pr. Duchet, Dr. Saiter, Pr. Grohens, Pr Feller) All the best for your next position ;p

november 23rd, 2012, 10:30AM Kishor Kumar SADASIVUNI, will present his PhD work entitled: « Development of high perfomance poly (isobutylène-co isoprene) Nanocomposites for Mechanical, Sensing and Barrier Apllications» Abstract: Elastomer Nanocomposites have a superior role in realizing the new generation smart materials. Because of the high modulus, durability, deformation extensibility and resilience required for technological [...]

(Nanowerk News) A Rice University team has hit upon a method to produce nearly transparent films of electrically conductive carbon nanotubes, a goal sought by researchers around the world. The lab of Rice researcher Matteo Pasquali found that slides dipped into a solution of pure nanotubes in chlorosulfonic acid (CSA) left them with an even [...]

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and collaborators are developing a new military uniform material that repels chemical and biological agents using a novel carbon nanotube fabric. The material will be designed to undergo a rapid transition from a breathable state to a protective state. The highly breathable membranes would have pores made of a few-nanometer-wide [...]

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — In August 2007, the I-35W Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The collapse was attributed to a design deficiency that resulted in a gusset plate failing during ongoing construction work. Now, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Delaware is [...]

NanoFonc est un consortium soutenu par la région Pays de la Loire dans son appel à projets 2009, volet « émergence collective », qui regroupe 9 laboratoires régionaux et 3 laboratoires bretons. Découvrez la vidéo de présentation! (rubrique « Documents accessibles à tous« )       NanoFonc vise à faire reconnaître nos activités et nos compétences dans l’élaboration [...]

Ray Baughman creates artificial muscles, by Jorge Salazar (EarthSky // Interviews // Human World, March 2012) Baughman’s lab creates tiny artificial muscles. They spin carbon nanotubes into yarn stronger than steel yet so light it almost floats in air. Nature has been developing her technologies for many hundreds of millions of years, said Ray Baughman. [...]

Mass production of high quality graphene: An analysis of worldwide patents [Read Full article] (Nanowerk Spotlight) Graphene is undoubtedly emerging as the most promising nanomaterial because of its unique combination of superb properties, which opens a way for its exploitation in a wide spectrum of applications. However, it has to overcome a number of obstacles [...]

Making graphene ‘bread’ – leavening technique results in freestanding graphene oxide films (Nanowerk Spotlight)  Integration of graphene sheets and its functional derivatives  into three-dimensional (3D) macroscopic structures is drawing  much attention since it is an essential step to explore  the advanced properties of individual graphene sheets for  practical applications, such as chemical filters and electrodes  [...]