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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

Engineering Silicon Nanowires to Convert Sunlight into Electricity

Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed silicon nanowires that can convert sunlight into electricity by splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen gas, providing a greener alternative to fossil fuels.

20 Feb 2023