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Rechargeable Planar Zn//MnO2 Miro-Batteries Produced by Screen Printing

Growing development of micro-scale electronics has urged the need for related micro-scale power sources, particularly for micro-batteries (MBs). Poor flexibility and complicated manufacturing process of the conventional stacked batteries, however, have prevented their practical applications.

10 Jul 2019

Cryo-EM Imaging Reveals Step-Like Features in Metal-Organic Frameworks

A new variation on cryo-EM imaging shows what is happening within MOFs, highly porous nanoparticles with a great capacity for storing fuel, isolating gases, and eliminating carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

27 Jun 2019

New Inorganic Crystals Spiral Like a Nanoscale Card Deck

One can make a lovely spiral from a deck of cards by simply spinning the fingers. Similarly, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed new inorganic crystals composed of piles of atomically thin sheets that surprisingly spiral like a nanoscale card deck.

21 Jun 2019

Chemspec Europe 2019 – Europe’s Industry Hotspot Awaits Visitors with New NanoTECH Pavilion and Strong Line-Up

Chemspec Europe, the 34th International Exhibition for Fine and Speciality Chemicals, will take place from 26 – 27 June 2019 at Messe Basel in Switzerland.

20 Jun 2019

DNA Nanorobots Target HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells

According to the Mayo Clinic, about 20% of breast cancers make abnormally high levels of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2).

20 Jun 2019

Strain Engineering of 2D Materials may Result in New Applications

The nonstop flow of electrical current from superconductors could deliver new options for energy storage and superefficient electrical transmission and production, to name just some of the benefits.

22 May 2019

Anchored Nanoparticles Confined to Porous Scaffolds Improve Cathode Performance and Durability

Electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies show promise; however, in a majority of the electrochemical systems, the interface between active components is usually of great significance in establishing the functionality of any application of energetic materials.

8 May 2019

Well-Regulated Preparation and Application of Two-Dimensional Carbon Materials

With the progress of renewable energy such as solar and wind energy, several critical issues in energy and environment will be steadily enhanced.

29 Apr 2019

“Deep Learning” Methods to Model Novel 2D Materials for Bottom-Up Design

New two-dimensional (2D) materials are being discovered by researchers at a fast pace, but they do not necessarily immediately know the properties of those materials.

11 Apr 2019

Gold Nanoparticles on Metal Oxide Framework Turn Ammonia into Harmless Substances

Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers have demonstrated that a recently engineered catalyst composed of gold nanoparticles reinforced on a metal oxide framework exhibits breakdown of ammonia contaminations in air, with outstanding selectivity for conversion to nitrogen gas.

25 Mar 2019

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