Researchers from Clemson’s Nanomaterials Institute (CNI) have made progress towards their goal to produce wireless power using triboelectricity – a green energy source invented by the CNI In March 2017. The simple triboelectric nanogenerator, or U-TENG, is a small device made simply of plastic and tape that generates electricity from motion and vibrations. When the two materials are brought together – through clapping your hands or tapping your feet, for example – a voltage is generated that is detected by a wired, external circuit. Electrical energy, by way of the circuit, is then stored in a capacitor or a battery until it’s needed.

The interest in graphene and its translation into commercial products has been expanding at a high pace. Based on previously described pulmonary safety concerns for carbon nanomaterials, there is a great need to define parameters guiding interactions between graphene-based materials and the pulmonary system.

Self-healing smart coatings could someday make scratches on cell phones a thing of the past. But researchers often have to compromise between strength and the ability to self-repair when developing these materials.

In a progression of examinations directed a month ago, Cambridge analysts experiencedweightlessness testing graphene’s application in space. Acting as a major aspect of a joint effort between the Graphene Flagship and the European Space Agency, scientists from the Cambridge Graphene Center tried graphene in microgravity conditions out of the blue while on board an illustrative flight – frequently alluded to as the ‘regurgitation comet’. The investigations they led were intended to test graphene’s potential in cooling frameworks for satellites.

You may be holding the key to creating unlimited clean energy—that is, if you’re trying to loosen a stubborn lock. Graphene, the most astonishing and promising substance to have been discovered in the past 100 years, is found in graphite, the dry lubricant used to keep locks and machines in tip-top condition.