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Solar Water-Splitting Technology Increases Power Conversion Efficiency

A research team at the Rice University has developed solar-based water-splitting technology that uses light-activated nanoparticles. Researchers have devised a new and efficient method for capturing solar energy and converting it into renewable, clean energy by splitting of water molecules.

8 Sep 2015

Researchers Develop Chemically Designed Hybrid Glasses Using MOF Liquids

An international team of researchers from Europe, China and Japan has collaborated to develop a novel method for manufacturing hybrid glass using a comparatively new family of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

1 Sep 2015

Researchers Develop New Technique Using Gold Nanorods to Target Pain Receptors

Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) have created a unique method to target pain receptors using tiny gold nanorods. Their work could pave the way for pain relief therapies, which can assist patients with intractable pain, even cancer-related pain.

24 Aug 2015

Electrolytic Process Converts Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide into Valuable Carbon Nanofibers

A new chemical technology, promising to convert captured atmospheric CO2 into high-quality carbon nanofibers, was presented at the 2015 ACS meeting and exposition.

21 Aug 2015

Atomic Layers of Transition Metals Sandwiched to Create Stable Material

Researchers at Drexel University have developed a new material-making method for creating an entirely new stable material for storing energy by 'sandwiching' atomic layers of materials such as molybdenum, titanium and carbon.

18 Aug 2015

Campanile Probe Helps Study Impact of Illumination on 2D Molybdenum Disulfide at Molecular Scale

Scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the US Department of Energy have successfully performed a molecular-level analysis on the impact of illumination on 2D semiconductors using an innovative nano-optical probe called the Campanile probe.

18 Aug 2015

Band Gap of Black Phosphorus Provides an Advantage Over Graphene

Researchers from the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) have tuned the band gap in Black Phosphorus (BP) to form a superior conductor, by transforming the semiconducting material into a special state of matter that has anisotropic dispersion. This achievement enables greater adaptability in design and optimization of solar panels, telecommunication lasers, and other such electronic and optoelectronic devices.

14 Aug 2015

Rice and Penn State Open a New Research Center for the Development of 2D Coatings

Pennsylvania State University and Rice University have opened a new center for the development of atomically thin 2D coatings for a range of applications.

14 Aug 2015

Heat-Resistant, Flexible Dielectric Polymer Could Find Application in Aerospace Power Electronics

A team of engineers from Penn State has created a cross-linked polymer nanocomposite comprising of boron nitride nanosheets that is capable of high-voltage capacity for energy storage at high temperatures.

7 Aug 2015

3D Origami Nanostructures Created from DNA

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and Aalto University, Finland, have developed a new technique to synthesize 3D nanostructures from DNA.

27 Jul 2015

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Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology News

Solar Water-Splitting Technology Increases Power Conversion Efficiency

Researchers Develop Chemically Designed Hybrid Glasses Using MOF Liquids

Researchers Develop New Technique Using Gold Nanorods to Target Pain Receptors

Electrolytic Process Converts Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide into Valuable Carbon Nanofibers

Atomic Layers of Transition Metals Sandwiched to Create Stable Material

Campanile Probe Helps Study Impact of Illumination on 2D Molybdenum Disulfide at Molecular Scale

Band Gap of Black Phosphorus Provides an Advantage Over Graphene

Rice and Penn State Open a New Research Center for the Development of 2D Coatings

Heat-Resistant, Flexible Dielectric Polymer Could Find Application in Aerospace Power Electronics

3D Origami Nanostructures Created from DNA

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Recycling Plastic Waste Through Extrusion: A Closer Look at Mechanical Processing of Marine Plastics

Ultra Pure Water Management in Semiconductor Manufacturing

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