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'Fuzzy' fibers can take rockets' heat
To stand up to the heat and pressure of next-generation rocket engines, the composite fibers used to make them should be fuzzy. The Rice...
Apr 3, 20173 min read


Reusable carbon nanotubes could be the water filter of the future
A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, say researchers at...
Mar 30, 20172 min read


Nanotube film may resolve longevity problem of challenger solar cells
Five years ago, the world started to talk about third-generation solar cells that challenged the traditional silicon cells with a cheaper...
Mar 20, 20173 min read


Nanotube growth moving in the right direction
For the first time, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and collaborators have captured a movie(link is external) of how...
Feb 13, 20172 min read


Thin, flexible, light-absorbent material for energy and stealth applications
Transparent window coatings that keep buildings and cars cool on sunny days. Devices that could more than triple solar cell efficiencies....
Feb 2, 20173 min read


Cell-tracking agents get a boost
Rice University researchers have synthesized a new and greatly improved generation of contrast agents for tagging and real-time tracking...
Jan 31, 20173 min read
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