A laser hit the tiny black cube, and it lurched forward almost at once. That split-second jump, caught during a zero-gravity ...

During a parabolic flight over Europe, a small slab of graphene aerogel floated in near-weightlessness while a laboratory ...

Scientists show laser light can push graphene in space, opening the door to fuel-free movement and control of future spacecraft.

Chinese material scientists have created the world's lightest material: A graphene aerogel that is seven times lighter than air, and 12% lighter than the previous record holder (aerographite). A cubic ...

Graphene aerogel is a remarkable lightweight material that is both thermally insulating and electrically conductive. This makes it appealing for use in a wide variety of applications—from improved ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The development of materials that can reliably bridge the physical gap between humans and machines has remained a significant challenge in modern technology. As human-machine ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The ability to absorb and dissipate impact energy is crucial for protective materials in transportation and aerospace. Traditional materials face a fundamental limitation: they ...

A new collection of chemically diverse dome-celled ultralight aerogels with high porosity and very low density feature elasticity and mechanical properties that remain intact even under extreme ...

Hierarchical magnetic graphene–SiCN aerogels were constructed via a stepwise confinement strategy, in which ZIF-derived magnetic nanoparticles and a polysilazane-derived SiCN ceramic layer were ...