OCSiAl, the global leader in the industrial production of single wall carbon nanotubes, has been named as a supplier to PowerCo, the battery manufacturing subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, for its Unified Cell battery platform.
Researchers developed a voltage-directed method to synthesize alginate-based ionic nanogels inside solid-state nanopores for salinity-gradient energy harvesting. The system achieved a pore-area-normalized osmotic power density of 213 kW/m², while multipore arrays showed promise for scalable blue-energy membranes.
Solar technology as long been regarded by some in the maritime industry as too fragile to withstand the demanding conditions at sea.
Researchers developed regenerated cellulose fibers inspired by cherry bark’s helical architecture, using microfluidic spinning to create a biaxially oriented structure with spider silk-like toughness. The fibers reached 553 MPa tensile strength, 41% fracture strain, and 184 MJ m?³ toughness, and could be woven into durable fabrics for future sustainable textiles and structural materials.
Researchers used pulsed sub-atomic layer deposition to control both composition and metal-atom distribution in Mo-W-S2 monolayers across the full MoS2-to-WS2 range. The study shows how engineered line structures and elongated islands can shift excitonic emission, pointing toward future quantum-dot and quantum-wire-like 2D materials.
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are helping show what it means to design a material almost atom-by-atom.
Researchers developed an additive-free solar-thermal desalination platform that uses a nanostructured superwicking black metal surface to evaporate real ocean water while moving crystallized salts away from active evaporation zones. The prototype achieved stable evaporation, near-complete salt recovery, and zero-liquid-discharge operation in testing, while also showing early potential for selective mineral recovery from seawater.
Nanoplastics (NPs) are being increasingly recognized as potential biological hazards, but their direct effects on molecular structure and cellular function remain poorly understood
Microbial fuel cells can convert wastewater pollutants into electricity, but their performance depends heavily on the anode materials that support microbial biofilms and electron transfer. This review shows that biomass-derived carbons, nanostructured coatings, and hybrid anodes could improve power output and lower costs, but scale-up, durability, and real-wastewater performance remain major hurdles.
Using powerful X-rays and computer models, researchers at Argonne and the University of Chicago linked nanoscale particle motion to surprising flow behaviors in soft materials.
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