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Phosphorus-Encapsulated Carbon Nanotubes Enhance Performance of Li-Ion Batteries

The electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries has been demonstrated by researchers with the help of phosphorus-encapsulated carbon nanotube electrodes. In these electrodes, red phosphorus with much higher capacity is inserted into the inner spacing of carbon nanotubes.

15 May 2018

Innovative Thin-Film Device for Converting Electronics' Waste Heat into Energy

Each year, in the US, about 70% of the energy produced is wasted as heat. At present, engineers have designed a thin-film system that can be fitted to such sources of waste heat to generate energy at levels never before achieved for this type of technology.

18 Apr 2018

Gold Tab Attached to Skin Converts Mechanical Energy into Power for Self-Powered Electronics

Devices get electricity from a tiny metallic tab that, when attached to the body, is capable of producing electricity from basic movements.

14 Feb 2018

Improvements on the Development of Triboelectric Nanogenerators

An engineer team from the University of Alberta has created a new way for producing electrical power capable of charging handheld devices or sensors that have the potential to monitor anything from medical implants to pipelines.

12 Dec 2017

Adding Tin to Nanoparticle’s Germanium Core Allows Particles to Absorb More Light

Germanium nanoparticles with enhanced photoluminescence have been developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, making them potentially promising materials for solar cells and imaging probes.

30 Nov 2017

Carbon Nanofiber Supercapacitor Produced Without a Flammable Electrolyte Solution

Drexel University researchers have developed a fabric-like material electrode capable of making energy storage devices, such as supercapacitors and batteries, faster and less susceptible to disastrous meltdowns and leaks.

21 Sep 2017

Efficient Conversion of CO2 into Fuels Via Copper Catalyst

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have created an innovative electrocatalyst with the ability to directly convert carbon dioxide into alcohols and multicarbon fuels with the need for very low energy inputs.

20 Sep 2017

Researchers Provide New Insights about Physics of Conductive Materials by Examining Electrons in Graphene

Compared to copper, graphene is much more conductive, partly due to its 2D structure. In a majority of metals, conductivity is restricted by crystal flaws which cause electrons to often scatter like billiard balls when they travel through the material.

23 Aug 2017

New Mathematical Model Helps Researchers Study Catalytic Effects of Nanoreactors

A new mathematical model of two different molecules reacting within so called nano reactors that serve as catalysts, has been developed by theoretical physicists.

7 Aug 2017

Scientists Trap Noble Gas in a 2D Porous Structure at Room Temperature

Recently, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory completed an experiment with a two-dimensional (2D) structure synthesized by them for catalysis research when, to their surprise, they studied that atoms of argon gas were trapped within the structure’s nanosized pores.

18 Jul 2017

Nanoenergy News

Phosphorus-Encapsulated Carbon Nanotubes Enhance Performance of Li-Ion Batteries

Innovative Thin-Film Device for Converting Electronics' Waste Heat into Energy

Gold Tab Attached to Skin Converts Mechanical Energy into Power for Self-Powered Electronics

Improvements on the Development of Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Adding Tin to Nanoparticle’s Germanium Core Allows Particles to Absorb More Light

Carbon Nanofiber Supercapacitor Produced Without a Flammable Electrolyte Solution

Efficient Conversion of CO2 into Fuels Via Copper Catalyst

Researchers Provide New Insights about Physics of Conductive Materials by Examining Electrons in Graphene

New Mathematical Model Helps Researchers Study Catalytic Effects of Nanoreactors

Scientists Trap Noble Gas in a 2D Porous Structure at Room Temperature

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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