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Gerdau Graphene, the nanotechnology company pioneering advanced graphene-enhanced materials for industrial applications, announced that it has created next-generation graphene-enhanced plastics at a Brazilian government-funded advanced materials center in São Paulo. The new graphene-enhanced polymeric resin masterbatches formulas for polyethylene (PP) and polypropylene (PE) were created in partnership with Brazil's EMBRAPII SENAI/SP Advanced Materials…

Triangular-shaped spikes aid the success of coronavirus transmission COVID-19 needs no introduction. Last year, the disease, which is caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, reached every continent across the globe. By the end of March 2021, there had been an estimated 128 million cases recorded with almost three million of these being fatal. As scientists' race to develop vaccines and politicians coordinate their distribution, fundamental research on what makes this virus so successful is also being carried out. Within the Mathematics, Mechanics, and Materials Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Scienc...

Published on: Sunday, December 27, 2020 By: Bernama Credit: Nst Kuala Lumpur: Three men died after inhaling gas while cleaning a sewage plant in Jalan Pantai Permai 1, Pantai Dalam, here, Friday. The two locals and a Bangladeshi were employees of a cleaning contractor. The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JBPM) operations centre, in a statement, said the incident was reported at 2.41pm on six male cleaning workers having respiratory problems due to inhaling gas in the sewage plant. ADVERTISEMENT Two of them managed to save themselves before firemen arrived, while the other...