Apr, 1 2019 | Construction, Manufacturing
“The Graphosite project is designed to respond to the need for enhanced defect detection techniques in composites, driven by the increased use of composites in the aviation, automotive and marine industries, and in civil structures.” “A research...Feb, 25 2019 | Construction, Infrastructure, Transport
Using graphene for roads will improve durability and usability. Roads face increasing challenges from climate change and over use and so recent trials of a graphene based roading product show great promise. “Directa Plus is a producer of graphene-based products,...Feb, 7 2019 | Construction, Infrastructure
Ceramic sensors could be used to monitor stress in bridges and other building infrastructure. Researchers say conductive abilities make this a promising material for self-sensing and structural health monitoring applications. “A ceramic that becomes more or less...Dec, 18 2018 | Construction, Infrastructure
Graphene as a sustainable building material? Combining jute and graphene as a new composite material could a create strong and sustainable building material. “Scientists have combined graphene and jute to form a new composite material that is strong, durable and...Sep, 18 2018 | Construction, Infrastructure, Transport
Can graphene significantly improve the resilience of a road surface? A road surface experiment in Rome is looking to test exactly that. (Note: news below is auto-translated from Italian.) “A road surface consisting of a supermodifier with graphene which promises...May, 2 2018 | Construction, Products, Research
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are combining nanodiamonds with two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide layers and breaking them to create a self-generating, very-low-friction dry lubricant that lasts so long it...