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Deformation Twinning Mechanism Could Influence Alloy Design

A recent study in the journal PNAS Nexus discovered transformation-mediated twinning (TMT), a novel twinning process present in metastable fcc substances.

1 Mar 2023

Solvents Used to Control the Structure of Nanoparticle Coatings

A new study demonstrates that spin-coating is an efficient method for fabricating 2D super crystalline lattices of cubic iron oxide nanoparticles with oleyl phosphate ligands onto flat YSZ substrates in minutes.

27 Feb 2023

New Method Uses Gold Nanoparticle Optical Sensors and Bacteria to Detect Heavy Metals in Water

People often associate Escherichia coli with contaminated food, but E. coli has long been a workhorse in biotechnology. Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have demonstrated that the bacterium has further value as part of a system to detect heavy metal contamination in water.

24 Feb 2023

Microscopy Technique Hold Promise For Studying Spin Frustration

A recent study published in the Science Bulletin details the use of a highly sensitive scanning superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) microscope to investigate the behavior of the ferromagnetic material ABC-stacked CrBr3 in the absence of a magnetic field.

24 Feb 2023

Could Graphene Residues Damage Human Health?

Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) are carbon-based nanoparticles, commonly used as a nanofiller to improve the electrical conductivity, mechanical strength, and flame retardancy of polymers.

24 Feb 2023

2D Boron-Based Advancements Require More Attention

A recent review article published in the journal Nano Research Energy provides an overview of the evolution and synthesis of borophene.

24 Feb 2023

Coronavirus Disinfectants Become More Effective with Nanomaterial

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the usage of disinfectants based on peroxide has skyrocketed.

23 Feb 2023

Innovations Created by 2012 DOE Early Career Award Winner

The DOE Early Career Research Program Award allowed me to form a team of passionate scientists and engineers. Together we developed the novel synchrotron X-ray scanning tunneling microscopy (SX-STM) technique and constructed a one-of-a-kind microscope.

22 Feb 2023

Using Self-Assembling Nanoparticles in Solar Energy Harvesting

A promising eco-friendly energy harvesting method called solar-thermal technology has a crucial role to play in resolving the crisis of fossil fuel energy.

22 Feb 2023

Watercycle Technologies Ltd Signs Agreement with Energia Minerals Srl to Test Direct Lithium Extraction and Crystallization System on Italian Geothermal Lithium Barring Brines

Manchester based Watercycle Technologies Ltd, a deep tech company focused on developing sustainable, high-yield, low-cost, mineral extraction and water treatment systems has signed an agreement with Energia Minerals Srl, a subsidiary of ASX listed Altamin Limited, to produce lithium carbonate from Energia’s Galería EL geothermal brine projects in the Lazio Region of central Italy utilising Watercycle’s proprietary Direct Lithium Extraction and Crystallisation technology.

From Watercycle Technologies Ltd 21 Feb 2023