Ceramic Nanofiber Sponge (IMAGE)

Brown University

Ceramic Nanofiber Sponge

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Researchers have developed a sponge-like material made from ceramic nanofibers. The material retains the heat resistance that makes ceramics useful in high-temperature settings, but is also highly deformable -- something that most ceramic materials are not.

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Gao/Li/Wu/Brown University/Tsingua University

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