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Nanoparticles Help to Directly Oxidize Methane to Methanol

A team of researchers from Lehigh and Cardiff University have shown a potential approach where colloidal gold-palladium nanoparticles were used to directly oxidize methane to methanol with high selectivity in aqueous solution at mild temperatures.

8 Sep 2017

New Technique to Super Charge Silicon Batteries Using Nanoparticles

There is a progressively increasing need for larger high-performance batteries as the world tries to move towards renewable energy from fossil fuels, but at the same time depending a lot more on energy-guzzling devices.

7 Sep 2017

Transparent Nanopaper Holds Promise for Developing Foldable Smartphones

According to a research paper published today, conductive, transparent paper may soon be used for transparent touchscreens, foldable computers, or digital camouflage clothing.

5 Sep 2017

Car and House Windows that Stay Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer

A car sitting in the sun on a Summer’s day is scorching and this indeed is a fact that has been acknowledged almost throughout the whole world. However, this truth could soon be challenged by a collaboration between Sandia National Laboratories and Santa Fe, New Mexico-based IR Dynamics.

1 Sep 2017

Synthesizing and Optimizing Self-Supporting Graphene Membranes

Due to its stable, tear-resistant, and very thin atomic layers, graphene is considered to be the next-generation material. For instance, it is best suited for developing ultra-light electronics or mechanical components that are highly stable.

28 Aug 2017

Nanodiamonds Curtail Electrochemical Deposition that Leads to Short-Circuiting of Lithium Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries have been behind a number of recent fires and meltdowns due to short-circuiting in mobile devices despite being extensively used in mobile devices from laptops to cell phones and are also considered to have one of the longest lifespans of commercial batteries today.

28 Aug 2017

Observing Nanoparticles by Achieving Frequency Splitting

More than two has always been considered to be a crowd. However, at present, electrical and systems engineers from the Washington University in St. Louis and their colleagues have demonstrated that when a third nanoscatterer is added to a photonics resonator, in addition to the existing two “tuning” nanoscatterers, the result is just exhilarating.

14 Aug 2017