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XGS and Sinochem Sign MoU to Develop Graphene-based Composites in China

XG Sciences, Inc. (“XGS”) has announced that it has entered a memorandum of understanding to participate in developing advanced composites in China based on its xGnP® graphene nanoplatelets.

From Sinochem Group Co., Ltd. 29 Jun 2019

Researchers Develop Nanobio-Hybrid Microbes Capable of Converting CO2 Into Plastics

CU Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels, a promising first step toward low-cost carbon sequestration and eco-friendly manufacturing for chemicals.

29 Jun 2019

First Snapshots of Trapped Co2 Molecules Shed New Light on Carbon Capture

A new twist on cryo-EM imaging reveals what’s going on inside MOFs, highly porous nanoparticles with big potential for storing fuel, separating gases and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

29 Jun 2019

Low-Temperature Method to Make High-Performance Thermoelectric Materials

A low-cost nanomaterial created at KAUST could be used to recapture some of the enormous amounts of waste heat that devices and machines emit.

28 Jun 2019

Innovation Award for Quantum X

At the LASER World of Photonics in Munich, we received for our brand-new maskless lithography system Quantum X the Innovation Award for the most innovative product.

From Nanoscribe GmbH 27 Jun 2019

Scientists Use Magnetic Nanoclusters to Destroy Cancer with Heat

Oregon State University researchers have developed a better technique for using magnetic nanoclusters to destroy difficult-to-reach tumors.

27 Jun 2019

Semiconductor Nanowires can be Tuned Over Wide Energy Ranges

Apart from speeding up computers, nanowires have the potential to make solar cells more efficient and LEDs more colorful. That is, if the extremely small semiconductors are able to transform electric energy into light energy, and vice versa, at the correct wavelengths.

27 Jun 2019

Minute Nanoclusters and Carbon Quantum Dots Exhibit Potential for Acute Kidney Injury Treatment

Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently complicates the treatment results of hospitalized patients, resulting in unsafe levels of hazardous chemicals collecting in the blood and causing many fatalities every year.

26 Jun 2019

Cost-Effective, Eco-Friendly Method to Produce Graphene from Eucalyptus Trees

Wonder material, graphene is the strongest and thinnest material known to man. It is also flexible, transparent, and conducts electricity and heat 10 times more efficiently than copper, making it suitable for everything from flexible nanoelectronics to optimized fuel cells.

25 Jun 2019

Phosphorus-Based Nanomaterial for Sustainable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

An innovative phosphorus-based nanomaterial called phosphorene is turning out to be an important ingredient for efficient and more sustainable state-of-the-art perovskite solar cells (PSCs).

24 Jun 2019