By combining MnO2 nanoplatelets with carbon coated metallic nanoparticles (TurboBeads), Zhi et al. is able to generate new super-capacity materials with increased electric conductivity and improved overall performance, very close to the theoretical value for manganese oxide (1200 F / g). 

Zhi et al. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016 (link)

By incorporating metallic nanoparticles (TurboBeads) into a non-conducting matrix (polystyrene), Takacs et al. are able to prepare non-conduting ferromagnetic materials for RF applications.


Takacs et al. J. Appl. Phys. 2016 (link)
Takacs et al. SpringerPlus 2016 (link)

Najafpour et al. further modified silica coated TurboBeads with a manganese oxide coating. They showed that the resulting material was a well performing catalyst for water oxidation (in the presence of Ce(VI) and Ru complexes) that could be recovered from the reaction mixture rapidly by the use of magnetism.

Naijafpour et al. Int. J. Hydrogen Energ. 2016 (link)