Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of are in the early research stages of developing a fire-resistant wallpaper that can also detect fires and send out an alarm. According to an article published in ACS Nano, the team combined a hydroxyapatite nanowire paper and a graphene oxide temperature sensor to create the flexible material, capable of withstanding temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Celsius. The researchers said the material could have applications in flexible electronics, fibre-optic cables and catalytic paper.
Scientists at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences are in the early research stages of developing a fire-resistant wallpaper that can also detect fires and send out an alarm. According to an article published in ACS Nano, the team combined a hydroxyapatite nanowire paper and a graphene oxide temperature sensor to create the flexible material, capable of withstanding temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Celsius. The researchers said the material could have applications in flexible electronics, fibre-optic cables and catalytic paper.