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Novel Carbon Nanorod Catalysts Could Reduce Overall Cost of Clean Energy Fuel Cells

As reported by a study published in the Applied Catalysis B: Environmental journal, scientists at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) have created nano-catalysts with the ability to bring down the overall cost of clean energy fuel cells.

10 Jan 2019

Self-Sorting Behavior of “Nanomats” Holds Potential Applications

Kanazawa University researchers have revealed that self-sorting is exhibited by certain hexagonal and pentagonal organic molecules. The study has been reported in Communications Chemistry.

10 Jan 2019

Study Reveals How the Formation of Nanoscale Crystal Structures are Controlled

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers used an ingenious experimental setup and high-energy X-ray beams to observe a high-temperature, high-pressure chemical reaction to establish how the formation of two varied nanoscale crystalline structures in the metal cobalt is controlled.

8 Jan 2019

Near-Field Thermal Radiation Effectively Controlled Using Multilayered Nanostructure

A research team at KAIST was successful in measuring and regulating the near-field thermal radiation between metallo-dielectric (MD) multilayer structures.

7 Jan 2019

Hollow, Porous Nanocubes Show Promise for Catalysis, Biomedical, and Optical Sensing Applications

Researchers at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)—a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory—have swathed a different kind of box this holiday season.

4 Jan 2019

Researchers Set World Record by Forming Stable, Fast-Moving Skyrmions at Room Temperature

When it comes to various advanced technical applications—for example, superconducting wires for magnetic resonance imaging—engineers aim to get rid of electrical resistance and its coexisting synthesis of heat to a considerable extent.

4 Jan 2019

Simple, Scalable, Capillary-Driven Self-Assembly Method for Producing Conductive Fibers for Smart Textiles

A group of scientists from Nanjing, China, has devised a simple, low-cost, scalable, and capillary-driven self-assembly technique for producing conductive fibers that have high conductivity, uniform morphology, and better mechanical strength.

28 Dec 2018

Study Reveals Nanoparticle Growth Pathway that Could Result in More Efficient Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Although hydrogen fuel cells have been shown to be a potential technology for generating clean, renewable energy, the activity and cost of their cathode materials pose a considerable problem for commercialization.

27 Dec 2018

New Graphene-Based Terahertz Detector Holds Potential for Fundamental Research

An international group of researchers from Japan, Russia, Italy, and Great Britain has developed a novel graphene-based terahertz detector. The results of the study have been reported in Nature Communications.

24 Dec 2018

Boron Nitride Nanotubes Exhibit Potential Once Unstuck

Boron nitride nanotubes truly like to stick together. They would remain stuck if they weren’t very useful. But since they are beneficial, Rice University chemists have established that surfactants—the standard compounds in soap—provide the best and easiest way to keep boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) from clumping.

21 Dec 2018

Nanomaterials News

Novel Carbon Nanorod Catalysts Could Reduce Overall Cost of Clean Energy Fuel Cells

Self-Sorting Behavior of “Nanomats” Holds Potential Applications

Study Reveals How the Formation of Nanoscale Crystal Structures are Controlled

Near-Field Thermal Radiation Effectively Controlled Using Multilayered Nanostructure

Hollow, Porous Nanocubes Show Promise for Catalysis, Biomedical, and Optical Sensing Applications

Researchers Set World Record by Forming Stable, Fast-Moving Skyrmions at Room Temperature

Simple, Scalable, Capillary-Driven Self-Assembly Method for Producing Conductive Fibers for Smart Textiles

Study Reveals Nanoparticle Growth Pathway that Could Result in More Efficient Hydrogen Fuel Cells

New Graphene-Based Terahertz Detector Holds Potential for Fundamental Research

Boron Nitride Nanotubes Exhibit Potential Once Unstuck

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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