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High-energy-density capacitors with 2D nanomaterials could significantly enhance energy storage
25/04/2024
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In the quest for more efficient and sustainable energy solutions, a multi-university research team has reached a significant milestone in capacitor technology. Researchers from the University of...
All-weather solar-powered CO₂ utilization achieved by mimicking natural photosynthesis
27/11/2023
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In a study published in National Science Review, researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with collaborators, have used the charge...
Flexible sensors made of nanomaterials—and the metaverse—will redefine how people live in the future
11/10/2023
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Researchers from Changchun University of Science and Technology (CUST) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have conducted a survey on the fabrication of flexible sensors using nanomaterials of...
Scientists develop highly porous materials for electronic and photocatalytic applications
03/07/2023
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A facile technique for reproducibly creating Swiss-cheese-like nanomaterials has been developed by researchers at KAUST. This material, and the method required to create it, could help in the...
Nanomaterials: 3D printing of glass without sintering
18/06/2023
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Printing of micro- and nanometer-scaled quartz glass structures from pure silicon dioxide opens up many new applications in optics, photonics, and semiconductor technologies. So far, processes have...
Is it COVID-19 or the flu? New sensor could tell you in 10 seconds
28/03/2023
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Have a cough, sore throat and congestion? Any number of respiratory viruses could be responsible. Conventional tests can identify certain likely culprits by relying on chemical reactions, but some...
Compliant and conductive carbon nanomaterial for on-skin electronics
29/11/2022
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A soft and flexible electronic "e-skin," so sensitive it can detect the minute temperature difference between an inhaled and an exhaled breath, could form the basis of a new form of on-skin...
Scientists unlock nature's secret to super-selective binding
22/11/2022
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EPFL researchers have discovered that it is not just molecular density, but also pattern and structural rigidity, that control super-selective binding interactions between nanomaterials and protein...
Researchers make strong battery separator using nanomaterials made from seaweed
05/10/2022
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Sodium-metal batteries (SMBs) are one of the most promising high-energy and low-cost energy storage systems for the next-generation of large-scale applications. However, one of the major impediments...
Controlled fabrication of multimetallic building blocks for hybrid nanomaterials
14/06/2022
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From plastics to clothes to DNA, polymers are everywhere. Polymers are highly versatile materials that are made of long chains of repeating units called monomers. Polymers containing metal complexes...
Researchers develop the world's first power-free frequency tuner using nanomaterials
20/03/2022
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In a paper published today in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania have found a power-free and ultra-fast way of frequency tuning using...
Electrode made from inexpensive earth-abundant metals has potential for green fuel production
10/03/2022
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A metal foam could underpin a low-cost method for generating carbon-free fuels, researchers from KAUST have shown. The team seamlessly coated the foam with iron and cobalt nanomaterials to create a...
Discovery unravels how atomic vibrations emerge in nanomaterials
06/02/2022
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A hundred years of physics tells us that collective atomic vibrations, called phonons, can behave like particles or waves. When they hit an interface between two materials, they can bounce off like a...
Machine learning used to predict synthesis of complex novel materials
23/12/2021
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Scientists and institutions dedicate more resources each year to the discovery of novel materials to fuel the world. As natural resources diminish and the demand for higher value and advanced...
Using green tea as reducing reagent for the preparation of nanomaterials to synthesize ammonia
05/12/2021
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Researchers have shown that green tea can be used as a reducing reagent for the preparation of nanomaterials to synthesize ammonia. Compared with bulk graphitic carbon nitride, the optimal sample had...
A breakthrough in catalysts: Smaller than nanoscale
06/09/2021
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For two decades, manipulating materials at the nanoscale to develop efficient catalysts for various applications, including water treatment, has been the gold standard in the field. But a new study...
New research suggests mineral nanoparticles as ubiquitous enzyme mimetics in Earth systems
08/06/2021
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Globally, the Earth system has thousands of terragrams (Tg) (1 Tg = 1012g) of mineral nanoparticles moving around the planet each year. These mineral nanoparticles are ubiquitously distributed...
Lighting hydrogels via nanomaterials
03/06/2021
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Hydrogels are commonly used inside the body to help in tissue regeneration and drug delivery. However, once inside, they can be challenging to control for optimal use. A team of researchers in the...
Nanomaterials with laser printing
02/06/2021
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In the journal Nature Communications, an interdisciplinary team from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces presents for the first time a laser-driven technology that enables them to...
Synthesizing a new class of bio-inspired, light-capturing nanomaterials
16/05/2021
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Inspired by nature, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), along with collaborators from Washington State University, created a novel material capable of capturing light energy....
Physicists print magnets with a 3D printer
13/04/2021
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Physicists at the Ural Federal University (UrFU, Ekaterinburg, Russia) will print unique magnets, magnetic systems, soft magnetic elements with a 3D printer. Samples made with this printer can be...