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Towards Targeted Oxygen Reduction Processes with Pt3Co Nanowires

The chemical process known as the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) makes it possible to use hydrogen as a clean fuel in modern fuel cells to produce heat and power.

14 Dec 2023

Putting Nanodiamonds into Polymers for Versatile Applications

A nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center is a flaw in the diamond crystal structure that occurs when an adjacent lattice site becomes unoccupied and a nitrogen atom takes the place of a carbon atom.

14 Dec 2023

Assembling 3D Structures With Gold Nanoparticles

Through the development of new technology, a research group headed by Associate Professor Shota Kuwahara of Toho University and Associate Professor Masato Kuwahara of Nagoya University can create three-dimensional structures of gold nanoparticles contained within silica nanocapsules.

14 Dec 2023

Easy Pd Nanosheet Synthesis for Green Energy Revolution

A team of researchers from Nagoya University’s Institute for Future Materials and Systems in Japan has created a novel “one-pot” technique for producing nanosheets using less rare metals.

13 Dec 2023

Three-Phase Catassembly to Enhance SERS Sensing

A novel method for assembling small nanoparticles in a three-phase catalytic process to enable enhanced surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensing was recently proposed by a research team headed by Prof. Yang Liangbao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

13 Dec 2023

Nanocapillaries Could Help Us Source Energy From Raindrops

Water has enormous potential as an energy source. For instance, hydroelectric power facilities have been extensively investigated as a means of harnessing the kinetic energy of water; nevertheless, the environment in the area is significantly altered by this technology.

13 Dec 2023