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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 15, 2023

Graphene’s antimicrobial potential, monolayer honeycomb SiC, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 15, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 8, 2023

Semiconducting borophene, destroying PFAS with BN, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 8, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / January 18, 2023

Twisted optical fibers, smaller flow batteries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 18, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / October 19, 2022

‘Inflatable’ concrete houses, rooftop wind energy innovation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 19, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / September 28, 2022

Life on Earth may have started with clay, new COVID-19 disinfectant, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 28, 2022.

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From wound healing to surface disinfectant, researchers expand the potential of cerium oxide nanoparticles in medical applications

By Lisa McDonald / September 21, 2021

Cerium oxide nanoparticles have gained attention in biological fields due to their unique properties, including the ability to act as both an oxidation catalyst and reduction catalyst. In two new papers, researchers at the University of Central Florida explore the potential of these nanoparticles in wound healing and as a surface disinfectant.

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Improving point-of-care diagnostics for low-resource settings: Cerium oxide enables first rapid detector of dopamine

By Lisa McDonald / March 29, 2019

Researchers at the University of Central Florida used cerium oxide nanoparticles to create the first-ever rapid detector of dopamine. Such a device could improve point-of-care diagnostics for use in low-resource settings.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 27, 2019

Air purification at room temperature, accelerated dew harvesting, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 27, 2019.

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Kathleen Richardson to speak at 2017 Malcolm G. McLaren Symposium

By Faye Oney / February 20, 2017

Kathleen Richardson will present the 2017 Malcolm G. McLaren Distinguished Lecture on Friday March 31 at the 2017 Malcolm G. McLaren Lecture Symposium at Rutgers University. She will speak on the topic, “Chalcogenide glasses—a versatile platform for innovations in the infrared.”

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Synthesis technique integrates 2D materials into supercapacitors that can charge electronics in seconds, last for decades

By April Gocha / November 29, 2016

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a technique to incorporate 2-D materials into thin and flexible supercapacitor nanostructures that rapidly provide sufficient power and remain stable after countless charging cycles.

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