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2D Boron-Based Advancements Require More Attention

A recent review article published in the journal Nano Research Energy provides an overview of the evolution and synthesis of borophene.

24 Feb 2023

Using Self-Assembling Nanoparticles in Solar Energy Harvesting

A promising eco-friendly energy harvesting method called solar-thermal technology has a crucial role to play in resolving the crisis of fossil fuel energy.

22 Feb 2023

Engineering Silicon Nanowires to Convert Sunlight into Electricity

Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed silicon nanowires that can convert sunlight into electricity by splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen gas, providing a greener alternative to fossil fuels.

20 Feb 2023

Noble Metal Electrocatalysts: Benefits of Chemical Functionalization

Electrocatalysis is an interface-dominated process, in which the catalyst activity is highly related to the adsorption or desorption behaviors of the intermediates or reactants, or products on the active sites.

17 Feb 2023

Advancing the Next Generation of Solar Fuels with Copper “Nanograins”

Since the 1970s, scientists have known that copper has a special ability to transform carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels.

17 Feb 2023

Heterostructured Nanoflowers Could Improve Sodium Batteries

Transition metal sulfides have great potential for sodium storage due to their high theoretical capacity and abundance. However, low conductivity and volume expansion limit their high-rate performance and cyclic stability.

16 Feb 2023

Discovering the Magic in Superconductivity’s ‘magic angle’

Researchers have produced new evidence of how graphene, when twisted to a precise angle, can become a superconductor, moving electricity with no loss of energy.

16 Feb 2023

Distinguishing Between NCS-Sensitized and Molecular-Sensitized TTA-UC

Due to their easy bandgap tunability and low inter-system crossing loss, semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) offer tremendous potential as sensitizers for triplet-triplet annihilation up-conversion (TTA-UC).

10 Feb 2023

Lithium Ion Battery Performance Enhanced By Tiny Defects

A recent study published in the journal Carbon focuses on the application of high-powered laser pulses of brief duration for inducing minute defects in lithium-ion battery materials, which in turn improves battery performance.

10 Feb 2023

Revolutionary Findings to Advance Sustainable Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen fuel could be a more feasible option than conventional fossil fuels, according to the University of Surrey scientists who have discovered that a type of metal-free catalyst could add to the advancement of economical and sustainable hydrogen fabrication technologies.

9 Feb 2023