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Tungsten Oxide Surface Coating Increases Durability and Strength of Steel

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new nanoporous surface coating that increases the safety, strength, and durability of ubiquitous steel.

22 Oct 2015

Graphene-Based Inks Developed for Economical Printed Electronics

A high-speed and cost effective method to print graphene onto substrates has been developed by a team from the University of Cambridge. They hope their new method will facilitate the manufacturing of cheap printed electronics at an affordable price.

20 Oct 2015

Simple Solvent Enables Easy Manufacture of Ultrathin Films for Solar Cells

Researchers have discovered that the manufacturing time for ultrathin BHL films can be significantly reduced by the addition of a simple solvent.

20 Oct 2015

Berkeley Lab Experimentally Confirms High Directional Anisotropy in Thermal Conductivity of Black Phosphorous

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have experimentally proved that single-crystal black phosphorous nanoribbons exhibit anisotropic in-plane thermal conductivity strongly, up to a factor of two, along their armchair and zigzag directions.

20 Oct 2015

New Design Rule Enables the Synthesis of Peptoid Nanosheets

A new 'design rule' that faciliates the synthesis of synthetic protein analogues, called peptide nanosheets, has been discovered. The peptide nanosheets display a flatness that is not observed in nature. It is hoped that exploitation of this new rule will lead to the synthesis of novel biomimetic structures.

14 Oct 2015

Platinum-Copper Single Atom Alloy Nanoparticles to Cleanly and Cheaply Perform Key Chemical Reactions

A team of researchers from Tufts University has discovered that an advanced type of platinum-copper catalyst needs only a limited concentration of platinum, in the form of individual atoms, to execute vital chemical reactions in a cost-effective and clean manner.

13 Oct 2015

Morgan Advanced Materials Partners with University of Manchester to Conduct Graphene Experiment

The first official experiment has taken place in a novel collaboration between industry and academia in the production of graphene – a one-atom thick carbon allotrope with a multitude of potential applications.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 9 Oct 2015

Researchers Successfully Grow Vertical Organic Semiconductor Crystals

A method of growing semi-conducting crystals vertically has been developed. It is hoped that this method will increase both the power and efficiency of organic semiconductors. The new method could also be used in the production of more energy efficient solar panels.

6 Oct 2015

Multi-Scale Computational Framework for Design of Nanocellulose Materials

Nanocellulose composites have been promised as the next supermaterial, though recent efforts to produce the material have been disappointing. An innovative, multi-scale computational test has been created which allows a "materials-by-design" approach in the development of nanocomposites with optimised properties.

6 Oct 2015

Berkeley Lab Team Creates 2D Atomically Thin Perovskite Hybrid Nanostructures from Ionic Materials

Atomically thin 2D sheets of conducting perovskite hybrids have been produced in solution. The crystals have conducting properties that make them a contender as a replacement for silicon.

29 Sep 2015

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