An overview of recent progress in the field of CO2-responsive polymers is given including a detailed discussion about challenging research aspects.
Converting carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals
ThyssenKrupp initiates project to convert process gases from steel production into base chemicals.
Book review: Carbon nanotubes and graphene for photonic applications
Mildred Dresselhaus reviews Carbon nanotubes and graphene for photonic applications, released this year by Woodhead Publishing.
Quick as you like: Carbon nanosheets allow direct electron transfer in biofuel cells
A high performance laccase-based biofuel cell cathode is developed using carbon nanosheets as the catalyst support and buckypaper as the substrate electrode.
Tooling of carbon nanotubes
Danish and German researchers applied a controllable method to peel carbon nanotubes and form nano-protrusion structures.
Carbon nanotubes toughen up boron carbide
A US/China research team has fabricated a high-quality, exceptionally tough CNT/B4C composite.
Why are vertically aligned carbon nanotube structures so weak?
A new study has found that “waviness” in forests of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes dramatically reduces their stiffness.
Carbon dioxide – raw material of the future
2nd CO2-Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Chemistry and Polymers in “Haus der Technik” Essen, Germany, October 7th to 9th 2013
Prolonged optical emission in air-bridged carbon nanotubes
Ultraclean carbon nanotubes hold promise for advances in optical fiber communications, solar cells and LEDs.
Graphene used to create new form of carbon
New material consists of many identical piece of grossly warped graphene, each containing exactly 80 carbon atoms joined together in a network of 26 rings.