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New Kind of Wave Pattern Emerges in Confined Titania Thin Films

Argonne scientists have observed that when the shape of a thin film of metal oxide known as titania is confined at the mesoscale, its conductivity increases. This finding demonstrates that nanoscale confinement is a way to control quantum effects.

14 Sep 2021

ITMO Researchers Create Nanoparticle Paste to Make Perovskite Solar Cells More Efficient

Researchers from ITMO’s School of Physics and Engineering have created a paste of titanium dioxide and resonant silicon nanoparticles that will increase the generation of photocurrent in perovskite solar cells and maximize their efficiency.

13 Sep 2021

Star Attraction: Magnetism Generated In 2D Organic Material by Star-Like Arrangement of Molecules

A 2D nanomaterial consisting of organic molecules linked to metal atoms in a specific atomic-scale geometry shows non-trivial electronic and magnetic properties due to strong interactions between its electrons.

13 Sep 2021

How Nanofibers can Improve the Performance of Biosensors

Biosensors are increasingly being utilized in a range of disciplines, such as the agricultural and food industries. However, they also have applications in environmental control, medical technology, consumer goods and manufacturing liquid puncture label technology.

9 Sep 2021

Researchers Successfully Develop Nanospheres of Silicon Atoms

At the Goethe University in Frankfurt, chemists have developed two new groups of nanomaterials and analyzed them in association with collaborators from the University of Bonn.

9 Sep 2021

Ultrastretchable and High-Performing Supercapacitor Based on Crumpled MXene Electrodes

Researchers in ACS' Nano Letters report a flexible supercapacitor with electrodes made of wrinkled titanium carbide -- a type of MXene nanomaterial -- that maintained its ability to store and release electronic charges after repetitive stretching.

9 Sep 2021

New Dental Implant Crowns Made of Cellulose-Based Nanocomposites

A group of researchers from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) has developed a sustainable multiphase nanocomposite that imitates the peachick mantis shrimp club and utilized it to make new dental implant crowns in the laboratory.

3 Sep 2021

Study Analyzes Interaction Between Graphdiyne Oxide and Intracellular Proteins

The mechanism of graphyne-intracellular protein interaction for regulating the phenotype of macrophages has been unraveled by a research group headed by Professor Chunying Chen from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

3 Sep 2021

Researchers Use Alloyed Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Hydrodeoxygenation

Biomass and its derivatives are abundant and can be converted into highly value-added chemicals and fuels. This process is envisioned as a potential green avenue to bring down the dependence on traditional fossil resources.

2 Sep 2021

Toward a Scalable Platform for Trapping Noble Gases

Over the past few years, scientists have demonstrated how cage-like, porous structures made of silicon and oxygen and measuring only billionths of a meter in size can trap noble gases like argon, krypton, and xenon.

2 Sep 2021