Carbon ceramic brakes are an alternative high-performance type of braking system, as opposed to the more conventional setup featuring brake discs made of steel or iron. Carbon ceramic brakes provide ...

Graphene, an allotrope of carbon, has a layered structure of carbon rings formed in a hexagonal lattice structure. This arrangement of carbon in two-dimension gives properties such as high thermal ...

A nanocomposite is a multiphase solid material in which one of the phases has one, two or three dimensions of below 100 nm, or structures with nanoscale repeat distances between the different phases ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has ...

Made of abundant natural materials and with an unequaled low-impact working lifespan, ceramic tile is unlike other types of flooring. And its journey toward sustainability, toward a circular economy, ...