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Researchers Synthesize Iridium Nanocrystals for Efficient Water Electrolysis in Acidic Media

It is believed that hydrogen will serve as a clean energy for humans in the coming days. In this regard, electrochemical water splitting offers a potential process for producing hydrogen.

16 May 2019

Researchers Solve a Major Piece of Puzzle of Using Light to Trigger Chemical Reactions

How is it possible to catalyze chemical reactions by light, using the example of photosynthesis in nature? This process is still not understood well.

7 May 2019

Porous Graphene Sponge Could Lead to the Development of New Battery Technologies

Innovative battery technologies will be required to meet the demands of electronics in the future. In this regard, lithium-sulfur batteries may provide a solution as they have a hypothetical energy density about five times that of lithium-ion batteries.

30 Apr 2019

Innovative First-of-its-Kind Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall

UCLA scientists and colleagues have engineered a new device that produces electricity from falling snow. This device is the first of its kind and is economical, thin, small, and flexible resembling a sheet of plastic.

16 Apr 2019

Material Challenges in Renewable Energy

New research claims that, in the race against climate change, the renewable energy industry must embrace the circular economy. Failure to do so will result in a shortage of the rare materials used to create solar panels and wind turbines, as well as electric cars and consumer electronics.

From NextGen Nano 26 Mar 2019

Researchers Have Synthesized Graphene Quantum Dots for Solar Cell Application

Scientists from the National Institute of Technology, India, have synthesized blue-green-orange photo-emissive sulfur and nitrogen co-doped graphene quantum dots (SNGQDs) using hydrothermal technique.

31 Jan 2019

Researchers Transfer Structural Characteristics of Natural Enzymes to Metallic Nanoparticles

Certain structural properties of natural enzymes ensure specifically high catalytic activity. Now, an international group of researchers has transferred the structural properties of these enzymes to metallic nanoparticles.

9 Nov 2018

Novel Device for Powering Next-Generation Electronic Devices Using Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Experts from the University of Surrey have reported that the world is getting closer to a reality where smart devices will have the ability to use their owners as an energy resource.

28 Sep 2018

Energetic Performance of TNT Improved by Aluminium Nanoparticles

Army scientists have demonstrated that energetic performance can be considerably improved by mixing TNT and innovative aluminum nanoparticles.

12 Jun 2018

Innovative Method for Measuring Free Energy in Microscopic and Nanoscopic Systems

What is the driving factor for engines to move and cells to live? All this boils down to an entity termed “free energy,” which is typically the energy that can be derived from any system to carry out useful work. Any lack of this available energy would render a machine idle or will lead to the eventual death of a living organism.

11 Jun 2018

Nanoenergy News

Researchers Synthesize Iridium Nanocrystals for Efficient Water Electrolysis in Acidic Media

Researchers Solve a Major Piece of Puzzle of Using Light to Trigger Chemical Reactions

Porous Graphene Sponge Could Lead to the Development of New Battery Technologies

Innovative First-of-its-Kind Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall

Material Challenges in Renewable Energy

Researchers Have Synthesized Graphene Quantum Dots for Solar Cell Application

Researchers Transfer Structural Characteristics of Natural Enzymes to Metallic Nanoparticles

Novel Device for Powering Next-Generation Electronic Devices Using Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Energetic Performance of TNT Improved by Aluminium Nanoparticles

Innovative Method for Measuring Free Energy in Microscopic and Nanoscopic Systems

Biochar-Modified Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites for Enhanced Water Treatment

Boosting Hydrogen Fuel Production with TiO2 and Copper-Based MOFs

New Nanocage Material Removes Up to 90% of Toxic PFAS from Water

Enhancing Chitosan Films with Silanized Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Sustainable Applications

N-Doped Ti3O5: Enhanced Photocatalytic Removal of Phenolic Compounds from Wastewater

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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