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Russian Scientists Investigate New Materials for Li-ion Batteries of Miniature Sensors

Researchers of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) are developing new materials for solid-state thin-film Li-ion batteries for micro and nanodevices.

31 May 2019

MIT Researchers Grow Carbon Nanotubes using Sodium-Containing Compounds Found in Common Household Ingredients

MIT researchers have recently discovered that ingredients like detergent, table salt, and baking soda are amazingly effective for cooking up carbon nanotubes (CNTs).

30 May 2019

Understanding Operation of Catalysts at the Level of Atomic Structure of a Single Particle

Scientists from the Nanoscience Center (NSC) at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and in the Xiamen University, China, have determined how copper particles at the nanometer scale operate in altering a carbon-oxygen bond when ketone molecules are converted to alcohol molecules.

29 May 2019

Researchers Build New Database that Removes the Guesswork from Nanofiber Fabrication Process

Electrospinning is a nanofiber fabrication method that is capable of producing micrometer- to nanometer-diameter metallic, ceramic, and polymer fibers of numerous compositions for a broad spectrum of applications, such as lithium batteries, tissue engineering, fuel cells, and filtration.

29 May 2019

Researchers Design Graphene-Based Electrocatalyst that has Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity

An international team of scientists has recently enhanced the ability of graphene to catalyze the “hydrogen evolution reaction,” which produces hydrogen upon passing an electric current via water during electrolysis.

27 May 2019

New Flatland Material: Physicists Obtain Quasi-2D Gold

Researchers from the MIPT Center for Photonics and 2D Materials have synthesized a quasi-2D gold film, showing how materials not usually classified as two-dimensional can form atomically thin layers.

24 May 2019

Scientists Invent New Process for Creating High-Precision Sensing Devices that Respond to Presence of Hydrogen

A research group at Osaka University has discovered a new approach for developing high-precision sensing devices that react to the presence of hydrogen gas.

23 May 2019

New Study Explains the Mechanism of Ultrafast Electron Photoemission by Metallic Nanostructures

The mechanism of photoemission of electrons from metallic nanostructures under ultrafast laser excitation has now been explained by the results of the Russian-Japanese experiment.

23 May 2019

Researchers Discover Molecular Nanomachines with High Efficiency and Low Energy Loss

In every person, there are trillions of very small molecular nanomachines carrying out various essential tasks to keep the person alive.

23 May 2019

Researchers Develop High Volumetric-Energy-Density and Long-Life Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

A team of researchers headed by WU Zhongshuai from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences created high volumetric-energy-density and long-life lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries on the basis of the densely compact, free-standing, and integrated cathode.

22 May 2019

Nanomaterials News

Russian Scientists Investigate New Materials for Li-ion Batteries of Miniature Sensors

MIT Researchers Grow Carbon Nanotubes using Sodium-Containing Compounds Found in Common Household Ingredients

Understanding Operation of Catalysts at the Level of Atomic Structure of a Single Particle

Researchers Build New Database that Removes the Guesswork from Nanofiber Fabrication Process

Researchers Design Graphene-Based Electrocatalyst that has Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity

New Flatland Material: Physicists Obtain Quasi-2D Gold

Scientists Invent New Process for Creating High-Precision Sensing Devices that Respond to Presence of Hydrogen

New Study Explains the Mechanism of Ultrafast Electron Photoemission by Metallic Nanostructures

Researchers Discover Molecular Nanomachines with High Efficiency and Low Energy Loss

Researchers Develop High Volumetric-Energy-Density and Long-Life Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Revolutionizing Superconductivity: 60K Temperature Findings

Archer Improves the Functionality of Its 12CQ Quantum Project with International Partners

New Magnetic Nanodiscs for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Improving Aluminum Alloy 7075 Casting with TiC Nanoparticles

New Technique Boosts Efficiency of Eco-Friendly Solar Cells

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

Applying AI-Driven Solutions to Semiconductor Digital Design

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