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Award-Winning Graphene Battery Could Revolutionize Electric Vehicles

A student engineer from the University of Sussex has won a national car industry award for designing a new battery that could revolutionise electric vehicles.

5 Dec 2016

Hybrid Method Predicts and Verifies Complex Metal Nanoparticle Structure

Researchers have been able to predict and verify the full structure of a monolayer-coated molecular metal nanoparticle using a combined theoretical and experimental approach.

29 Nov 2016

Newly Developed Nanostructures Help Boost Oil Production

Norwegian and Brazilian researchers have developed nanostructures that could help to increase the production of oil, extend the lifespan of certain foods or could be used in drugs or cosmetics by controlling a mix of water, salt and clay.

28 Nov 2016

Study Results Provide New Insights into Origins of Friction on Graphene

Graphene is a two-dimensional sheet form of carbon with a thickness of just one atom. The exceptional electrical conductivity, strength, and chemical stability have paved the way for extensive research on graphene. Despite long-term research, specific basic characteristics of graphene - such as its reaction to a material sliding on its surface - are yet not completely understood.

24 Nov 2016

New Technique Yields New Nanomaterial for Potential Use in Bendable, Wearable Electronics

An international team of nanomaterials researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Korea University have devised a low-cost and simple technique to develop a new, ultrathin film that is both highly conductive to electric current and transparent.

23 Nov 2016

Ultra-Thin Indium Selenide Shows Potential for Super-Fast Electronic Devices

After conducting a decade-long thorough research on graphene and 2D materials, a new semiconductor material, known as Indium Selenide (InSe), was found to exhibit the potential for prospective super-fast electronics.

22 Nov 2016

New Flexible Supercapacitors Show Promise for Energy Storage Applications

Scientists at the NanoScience Technology Center of University of Central Florida (UCF) have developed a novel method for producing flexible supercapacitors that can store more amount of energy and can be recharged over 30,000 times without any sign of degradation.

22 Nov 2016