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New Nanocluster Catalyst Could Protect Supply of Precious Metals

A new kind of catalyst developed by researchers would pave the way for the advanced and sustainable approaches of creating and utilizing molecules and protecting the supply of valuable metals.

18 Aug 2021

Researchers Demonstrate 180° Magnetization Reversal by Voltage-Induced Hydrogen Loading into Ferrimagnets

The rapid increase in energy consumption related to digital technologies is a major global challenge. One key problem is the reduction of the energy consumption of magnetic data storage devices, which are used, for example, in large data centers.

6 Aug 2021

New 2D-Nanosheet-Based UV Photodetector Shows Record Photocurrent Stability

Two-dimensional “nanosheets” formed of bonds between metal atoms and organic molecules are considered to be appealing candidates for photoelectric conversion but tend to get corroded easily.

16 Jul 2021

Researchers Convert Tamarind Shells into Carbon Nanosheets for Supercapacitors

Tamarind is a tropical fruit consumed by people across the globe. Its shells are thrown away during food production. Tamarind shells are heavy and occupy a significant amount of space in landfills where they are disposed of as agricultural waste.

14 Jul 2021

High-Energy E-Beam Helps Create 3D Graphene Films

At the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ (CAS) Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Prof. Zhenyang Wang’s research group recently created macroscopic thick three-dimensional (3D) porous graphene films.

5 Jul 2021

New Method for Quick and Efficient Synthesis of Nanographenes

At Nagoya University, Japan, a research group has developed a new technique for synthesizing nanographenes, a type of nanocarbon with huge potential as a next-generation material, in a quick and efficient way.

29 Jun 2021

Researchers Establish a Design Guideline for Practical Applications of Graphene Devices

Scientists from Osaka University, in association with the Toyo University and the Kyushu Institute of Technology, have elucidated the expression mechanism of metallic and semiconducting properties in graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) by studying the carrier transport characteristics in the field-effect transistor (FET) through a multilayer GNR channel.

4 Jun 2021

Study Could Pave Way to Extremely Efficient Means of Data Storage

Atomically thin van der Waals magnets are broadly perceived as the ubiquitously compact media for rapid data processing and next-generation magnetic data storage.

3 Jun 2021

Researchers Construct and Operate New NanoGear

Gears and mechanical transmissions are at home in the Emilia-Romagna region, the Motor Valley of northern Italy.

18 May 2021

Unused Molecular Component of Perovskites Could Add to Their Electronic Property

Materials scientists from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) together with their collaborators have found that perovskites, a family of potential materials that could be used for making economical, high-performance LEDs and solar cells have a hitherto unused molecular component that can additionally tune the electronic property of perovskites.

8 Feb 2021