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Finely Tuned Carbon Nanotubes Could be Used for Thermoelectric Power Generation

Researchers from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have explained that an accurately tuned carbon nanotube thin film can function as a thermoelectric power generator, which can then be used to capture and use waste heat.

7 Apr 2016

Physicists Capture Explosion of Superheated Nanoparticles as X-Ray Images

Think of it as a microscopic movie: A sequence of X-ray images shows the explosion of superheated nanoparticles. The picture series reveals how the atoms in these particles move, how they form plasma and how the particles change shape.

6 Apr 2016

Carbon Nanotubes Transport Protons Faster than Bulk Water

Researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have demonstrated for the first time that carbon nanotubes, whose diameter measure almost eight-tenths of a nanometer, are capable of transporting protons in a more rapid manner than bulk water, by an order of magnitude.

6 Apr 2016

New Technique Improves Growth and Stabilization of Ultra-Long Carbon Chains in Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon, even in its elemental form, has a high bond versatility that allows for a variety of common materials, including graphite and diamond. Graphene, otherwise known as a layer of graphite, can be folded or rolled into fullerenes or carbon nanotubes, respectively.

6 Apr 2016

Researches Demonstrate Ability to Electrically Generate and Control Valley Electrons in 2D Semiconductor

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have taken a big step toward the practical application of “valleytronics,” which is a new type of electronics that could lead to faster and more efficient computer logic systems and data storage chips in next-generation devices.

5 Apr 2016

New Process to Make Inch-Wide Films of Densely Packed, Chirality-Enriched Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A simple filtration process helped Rice University researchers create flexible, wafer-scale films of highly aligned and closely packed carbon nanotubes.

5 Apr 2016

Scientists Unravel Mechanism Behind Nanoparticle Growth into Cubic Shape

Use of nanoparticles in many applications, e.g. for catalysis, relies on the surface area of the particles. Now scientists show how originally spherical nucleus can transform into cube with high surface-to-volume ratio. These nanocubes are available to be used in practice, and may interest many designers of new materials. The research has recently been reported in ACS Nano.

5 Apr 2016

Scientists Use Microspheres to Fabricate Artificial Molecules

A new method to develop complexly arranged tiny objects combined with microspheres has been discovered by a group of scientists at IBM Research Zurich and ETH Zurich. These tiny objects are only a few micrometres in size and are formed in a modular manner, allowing their design to be programmed so that every single component displays a wide variety of physical properties. This is followed by introducing the micro-objects into a solution through a very simple step after the fabrication process.

5 Apr 2016

Researchers Find Way to Make Ruthenium Nanoframes

The world is run by catalysts. They clean up after cars, help make fertilizers, and could be the key to better hydrogen fuel. Now, a team of chemists, led by Xiaohu Xia from Michigan Technological University, has found a better way to make metal catalysts.

4 Apr 2016

Researchers Develop Paperlike Battery Electrode Using Graphene and Silicon Oxycarbide Glass

A paperlike battery electrode developed by a Kansas State University engineer may improve tools for space exploration or unmanned aerial vehicles.

1 Apr 2016

Nanomaterials News

Finely Tuned Carbon Nanotubes Could be Used for Thermoelectric Power Generation

Physicists Capture Explosion of Superheated Nanoparticles as X-Ray Images

Carbon Nanotubes Transport Protons Faster than Bulk Water

New Technique Improves Growth and Stabilization of Ultra-Long Carbon Chains in Carbon Nanotubes

Researches Demonstrate Ability to Electrically Generate and Control Valley Electrons in 2D Semiconductor

New Process to Make Inch-Wide Films of Densely Packed, Chirality-Enriched Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Scientists Unravel Mechanism Behind Nanoparticle Growth into Cubic Shape

Scientists Use Microspheres to Fabricate Artificial Molecules

Researchers Find Way to Make Ruthenium Nanoframes

Researchers Develop Paperlike Battery Electrode Using Graphene and Silicon Oxycarbide Glass

Revolutionizing Superconductivity: 60K Temperature Findings

New Magnetic Nanodiscs for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

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New High-Energy X-Ray Imaging Technique for Nanomaterials

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