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This illustration depicts (at left) a 3D printer creating the hexagonal-shaped graphene aerogel sheet. At right, the aerogel (now black) filters dirty water. (Image courtesy of Environmental Science: Nano)
Graphene excels at removing contaminants from water, but it’s not yet a commercially viable use of the wonder material. That could be changing.
In a recent study, engineers at the State University of New York at Buffalo report a new process of 3D printing graphene aerogels that...