Nanomaterials News

RSS

Researchers Discover Previously Unknown Structure of ZIF-8 Metal-Organic Framework Compound

It is beyond imagination that one gram of a substance could have a surface area nearly as large as a soccer field. This, however, is true for compounds known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). In the near future, MOFs are expected to be used for absorption and reliable storage of large volumes of gases (like hydrogen or carbon dioxide) or for separate gas mixtures.

20 Apr 2015

Researchers Develop Concept of Protein Adaptor Based Nano-Object Assembly

The Freiburg researchers Dr. Andreas Schreiber and Dr. Matthias Huber, the head of their research group Dr. Stefan Schiller, and their colleagues at the University of Constance have developed the concept of protein adaptor based nano-object assembly (PABNOA).

20 Apr 2015

Researchers Use Mos2 Nano 'Sandwich' for Improved Rechargeable Batteries

A mechanical engineering research team from Kansas State University has discovered the solution for better cellphones and other rechargeable electronic gadgets by forming tiny nanosheet ‘sandwiches’.

20 Apr 2015

Suntech and TCNT Develop Low-Cost Carbon Nanotube Photovoltaic Module Frame

Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd. (Suntech) announced today that in partnership with Taiwan Carbon Nanotube Technology Corporation (TCNT), it has successfully developed the world's first low-cost and highly reliable carbon nanotube photovoltaic module frame. Suntech and TCNT have partnered together, merging Suntech's high-quality and high-efficient photovoltaic modules with TCNT's high-strength carbon nanotubes to deliver a new high-end, cost-saving technology to the solar industry.

17 Apr 2015

$Powder Diffraction Data Combined with Electron Crystallography Can Provide Better View of Modulated Structures$

Powder Diffraction Data Combined with Electron Crystallography Can Provide Better View of Modulated Structures

Electron crystallography has begun to be used routinely for solving otherwise intractable structures. When performed in an aberration-corrected microscope and combined with spectroscopic techniques, it can offer unprecedented detail down to sub-angstrom resolution.

16 Apr 2015

Novel Method for WORM Memory Printing Based on Sintering of Metallic Nanoparticles

VTT has developed a method for printing memory circuits directly, e.g. onto consumer packaging. Because the required production technology is quite simple, no major investments are required.

16 Apr 2015

Researchers Create Nano-Scale Map of Toner Ink on Paper

A team of Finnish scientists has found a new way to examine the ancient art of putting ink to paper in unprecedented 3-D detail. The technique could improve scientists' understanding of how ink sticks to paper and ultimately lead to higher quality, less expensive and more environmentally-friendly printed products.

16 Apr 2015

Silver Nanowire Electrodes Enable Hyper-Stretchable Elastic-Composite Generator

A research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a hyper-stretchable elastic-composite energy harvesting device called a nanogenerator.

15 Apr 2015

Simple Method to Grow Perovskites into Elongated Nanocrystals for Lasers

Take a material that is a focus of interest in the quest for advanced solar cells. Discover a "freshman chemistry level" technique for growing that material into high-efficiency, ultra-small lasers.

15 Apr 2015

Study Holds Promise for Developing Graphene-Based Spintronic Devices

A group of scientists at Chalmers University of Technology has performed an experiment which showed that large area graphene can effectively maintain the electron spin for a long period of time and at the same time it also communicates the spin over longer distances than has been feasible until now.

14 Apr 2015