The high hardness, high temperature chemical stability, high melting point, infrared absorption and UV shielding properties of titanium nitride finds a number of useful applications.
An international team of researchers has developed a more affordable way to make fuel cells for vehicles - using chemically modified graphene nanoplatelets instead of costly metals like platinum as the electrocatalyst.
By Will Soutter
7 Jun 2013
Strontium titanate nanoparticles have applications in electronics, alloys and catalyst applications.
Nickel Titanium alloy nanoparticles have been suggested for various applications in catalysis - from electrocatalysts in solid oxide fuel cells to replacements for platinum in catalytic converters
Researchers from Columbia Engineering in New York have disproved claims that graphene loses its strength when fabricated on a large scale.
By Will Soutter
4 Jun 2013
Something straight out of a science fiction film is fastly becoming an exciting reality as scientists from the University of Manchester have discovered a material which combines graphene, a one-atom thick layer of graphite, with the transition metal dichalcogenides.
By Kris Walker
3 Jun 2013
Researchers at the University of Michigan have taken an important step towards thermoelectric materials which are efficient enough to be used for large-scale generation of electricity from waste heat in places like power plants.
By Will Soutter
31 May 2013
This article will elaborate on the properties and applications of palladium oxide nanoparticles, which are used primarily in the chemical industry as a catalyst.
Tantalum carbide (TaC) nanoparticles exhibit hardness which is greater than that of diamond. It is used in cutting tools and in advanced composites.
Researchers at the University of Louisville's School of Medicine have created lipid nanoparticles from grapefruit. The natural nanoparticles will act as a non-toxic drug delivery agent for genetic and anti-cancer therapies.
By Will Soutter
28 May 2013