carbon nanostructures

Rockin’ around the CTTs: Lisa’s top five favorite Ceramic Tech Today posts from 2023

By Lisa McDonald / January 2, 2024

Chronic disease treatment, mineral production, and research evaluation make Lisa’s list of top five favorite CTT posts from 2023.

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A ‘fin’tastic development: One-step process turns fish waste into functionalized carbon nano-onions

By Guest Contributor / November 29, 2022

Carbon nano-onions are a newer carbon nanostructure with great potential in application, but synthesizing these materials conventionally requires high temperatures, expensive feedstock, or corrosive environments. Researchers at Nagoya Institute of Technology used a one-step microwave pyrolysis process to turn fish scales into carbon nano-onions with highly crystalline and functionalized structures.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / August 16, 2017

Flatter materials have fewer imperfections and make for better solar cells and light sensors, new battery material goes with the flow, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 16, 2017.

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