A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has set a new record in the power conversion efficiency of solar cells made using perovskite and organic materials.
In the quest for new materials with excellent properties for specific applications, scientists have developed various synthesis strategies over the years, which have given them increasingly precise control over the process and, consequently, over its outcome.
Chinese researchers have published an article in the journal Carbon in which they have focused on the photon anharmonicities existing in graphene materials employed during the implementation of nanotechnology-based electrical gadgets.
By Ibtisam Abbasi
21 Jan 2022
Researchers from Korea, in their publication issued in the journal Additive Manufacturing, have efficiently modeled oxide particles in the process of additive manufacturing/3D printing.
By Ibtisam Abbasi
21 Jan 2022
The urgent issue of plastic waste has facilitated research into valorization strategies to turn it into useable products which meet the aims of the circular economy concept.
By Reginald Davey
21 Jan 2022
Transitioning from a linear to a circular economy has been widely envisioned as a key strategy to significantly improve the sustainability of human society. To investigate the adoption of circularity indicators in the electrical and electronic industries, a paper has been published in the Sustainability.
By Reginald Davey
21 Jan 2022
Geotechnical design can contribute towards the sustainability of urban areas and the built environment.
By Reginald Davey
21 Jan 2022
Researchers use a molecular dynamics simulation model to analyze the effect of different machining tool shapes on the surface quality of monocrystalline nickel nanofabrication.
By Bismay Prakash Rout
21 Jan 2022
In a recent study published in the journal ACS Materials Letter, for the first time, researchers analyzed atropisomerism in 1,4,5,8-naphthalene tetracarboxylic diimides (NDIs) and 3,4:9,10-perylene tetracarboxylic diimides (PDIs) for application in thermally responsive organic semiconductors.
By Bismay Prakash Rout
21 Jan 2022
The science of catalysis—the expedition of a chemical reaction—is probably not the best-known branch of study, but it is fitted into the fabric of modern society.
A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Materials that demonstrated the suitability of a fluorescent cellulose wipe as an antiviral and antibacterial agent.
By Susha Cheriyedath
21 Jan 2022
The drawbacks of traditional arrhythmia diagnosis are the time-consuming intermittent clinical examinations, lack of quantitative data, mismatch between cardiac monitoring sensors and human skin, and the requirement of expert evaluation.
By Bismay Prakash Rout
21 Jan 2022
In a recent paper published in the journal Materials, researchers from China prepared thermal interface material with magnetically aligned carbon fibers for heat management in electronics packaging.
By Chinmay Saraf
21 Jan 2022
NIMS and Softbank Corp. have developed a lithium-air battery with an energy density over 500Wh/kg-;significantly higher than currently lithium ion batteries. The research team then confirmed that this battery can be charged and discharged at room temperature.
It's no secret that we need more sustainable materials if we hope to help the planet. Bio-derived materials are one potential option, but they must be economical if anyone is going to use them.