Graphene, may be the answer to the problem of foul smell emnating from shoes.
It is known that graphene's high strength and elasticity, coupled with exceptionally high conductivity and use in flexible semiconductors could soup up computing.
Organic Computing May Not Be A Distant Dream
Scientists from University of Manchester, UK, seem to have narrowed down on the technique that can help contain the conductive nature of graphene.
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The new study by Chunhai Fan, Qing Huang and colleagues at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai revealed that sheets of graphene oxide are highly effective at killing bacteria.
"We observed that E.coli cells were destroyed when they interacted with the graphene oxide," New Scientist quoted Fan as saying.
Although how it does that is not yet understood, but its properties could have implications in food packaging to keep it fresh for longer time.
The study is published in ACS Nano.
Source: ANI
Although how it does that is not yet understood, but its properties could have implications in food packaging to keep it fresh for longer time.
The study is published in ACS Nano.
Source: ANI
'Smelly' Feet No More With 'Anti-bacterial' Shoes Coming Soon
A new form of paper made of super-thin sheets of carbon could help fight disease-causing bacteria in with better food packaging to keep food fresh longer and shoes to ward off odor.
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 Light, Flat Shoes is Best for Arthritic KneesFlatter shoes that have flexible soles are good for people with osteoarthritis, a new study has revealed. | Advertisement
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Shoes With Rubber Films may Power Your Pacemaker, Mobile, Gadgets
A power-generating rubber film that could be used to harness natural body movements such as breathing and walking to power pacemakers, mobile phones and other electronic devices,
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