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Rice Model may Pave Way for Stronger Nanotube Fibers

Carbon nanotube fibers are not nearly as strong as the nanotubes they contain, but Rice University researchers are working to close the gap.

20 Jan 2021

New Material Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide for Improved Supercapacitors

Researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) together with collaborators from the University of Lille (Lille, France) have synthesized a new material with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for energy storage devices and supercapacitors.

18 Jan 2021

Columbia Researchers Observe Photon Avalanching Behavior in Nanomaterials

Researchers at Columbia Engineering report today that they have developed the first nanomaterial that demonstrates "photon avalanching," a process that is unrivaled in its combination of extreme nonlinear optical behavior and efficiency.

15 Jan 2021

Perovskite Nanocrystals Possess Extraordinary Properties of Energy Transport

Producing clean energy and reducing the power consumption of illumination and personal devices are key challenges to reduce the impact of modern civilization on the environment. As a result, the surging demand for solar cells and light-emitting devices is driving scientists to explore new semiconductor materials and improve their performances, while lowering the production costs.

13 Jan 2021

Simple One-Drop Method is Cheaper and Faster for Tiling Functional Nanosheets

Scientists at Japan's Nagoya University and the National Institute for Materials Science have found that a simple one-drop approach is cheaper and faster for tiling functional nanosheets together in a single layer. If the process, described in the journal ACS Nano, can be scaled up, it could advance development of next-generation oxide electronics.

13 Jan 2021

Scientists Investigate Oxidation of High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles

An emerging type of alloy nanoparticle proves more stable, durable than single-element nanoparticles.

5 Jan 2021

Sustainable Graphene Hybrid Material for Highly Efficient Supercapacitors

A team working with Roland Fischer, Professor of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry at the Technical University Munich (TUM) has developed a highly efficient supercapacitor.

5 Jan 2021

New Approach Makes Diamonds Viable for Advanced Microelectronics

Among all materials, diamond is said to be the hardest one in nature. However, out of several expectations, diamond also has excellent potential as a superior electronic material.

4 Jan 2021

New Hybrids Made by Coupling Gold Nanoparticles with Soft Polymers

Bigger is not always better, but here's something that starts small and gets better as it gets bigger.

23 Dec 2020

Nanoparticles Could Increase Oil Production Efficiency

A team of scientists from Siberian Federal University together with their colleagues from Novosibirsk studied the effect of nanoparticles on oil production efficiency.

23 Dec 2020

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