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The First Graphene-Enhanced Concrete Hits the Market Image Credit: Concrene The addition of just a touch of graphene could make the world's most ubiquitous building material stronger, more durable and even a touch greener. The first graphene-enhanced concrete is about to hit the American market. April 2021 will see the culmination of a project between the Advanced Materials Division of Thomas Swan¹ and Concrene² — a UK-based nanotech company.  The addition of a tiny amount of graphene  —  supplied by Thomas Swan  —  to concrete improves the building material's hardening proc...

Biopolymer-Coated Nanocatalyst Could Drive a Hydrogen Fuel-Based Future Image Credit: Shutterstock.com / peterschreiber.media A newly devised nanorod catalyst could help water splitting by sunlight become a viable and eco-friendly route to hydrogen fuel. Humanity’s consumption of fossil fuels drives massive detrimental changes to the environment, releasing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere that are fueling the climate change crisis. Thus, a long-term sustainable alternative fuel source that is environmentally friendly is desperately needed. One possible alternat...

Freshwater Fish are Facing a Catastrophic Decline Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/ francesco de marco Biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems is under severe threat, with up to one-third of freshwater fish species facing extinction, suggests a WWF report.  A new report from the World Wide Fund (WWF)¹ is a wake-up call to governments worldwide, highlighting that human activities are severely impacting freshwater fish.  The WWF has collaborated with 16 other conservation agencies, including the London Zoological Society (ZSL), Global Wildlife Conservation, and The Nature Conservancy, to produc...

3D-Printed Electrochemical Ring for the Monitoring of Glucose Levels Image Credit: Shutterstock.com / nobeastsofierce Blood glucose monitoring can be a daily chore for people living with diabetes, but relief could be on the horizon thanks to a wearable glucometer that detects sugar in a user’s sweat.  It is currently estimated that over 415 million people worldwide are living with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. That means that for 1 in 11 of the world’s adult population, regular glucose testing could eventually become a way of life. This means that as diabetes prevalence increases gl...

A new lightweight AI-powered robotic glove pioneered by a Scottish biotech start-up, BioLiberty, could help deliver independence to millions of people with reduced mobility.