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Research Could Help Materials Scientists Optimize Nanocatalysts for Other Catalytic Reactions

Combining experimental investigations and theoretical simulations, researchers have explained why platinum nanoclusters of a specific size range facilitate the hydrogenation reaction used to produce ethane from ethylene.

29 Jan 2016

Springer and The Graphene Council launch new journal Graphene Technology

Starting in January 2016, Springer and The Graphene Council are launching a new journal called Graphene Technology. As a forum for the latest findings on the commercial and practical applications of graphene and graphene-related materials, the journal supplies researchers with cutting-edge, comprehensive information.

28 Jan 2016

New Nanotube-Based Outer Conductor Could Reduce Weight of Coaxial Cables

Scientists from Rice University have developed a new nanotube-based outer conductor that helps reduce 50% weight of common coaxial cables.

28 Jan 2016

Significant Progress Made in Laboratory Scale Production of Graphene from Albany Graphite Concentrate

Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (“Zenyatta” or “Company”) is pleased to announce significant progress related to the laboratory scale production of graphene from high-purity Albany graphite concentrate by a team of scientists at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

28 Jan 2016

Reprogrammable Origami Tubes May Provide Foundation for Antennas, Microfluidic Devices

Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, may soon provide a foundation for antennas that can reconfigure themselves to operate at different frequencies, microfluidic devices whose properties can change in operation – and even heating and air-conditioning ductwork that adjusts to demand.

28 Jan 2016

Simplified Nanotechnology Approach to Fabricating Ultrathin Optics

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simplified approach to fabricating flat, ultrathin optics. The new approach enables simple etching without the use of acids or hazardous chemical etching agents.

28 Jan 2016

Flexible Cellulose Nanogenerators Could Potentially Power Biomedical Devices Inside the Body

Implantable electronics that can deliver drugs, monitor vital signs and perform other health-related roles are on the horizon. But finding a way to power them remains a challenge. Now scientists have built a flexible nanogenerator out of cellulose, an abundant natural material, that could potentially harvest energy from the body -- its heartbeats, blood flow and other almost imperceptible but constant movements. Their report appears in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

28 Jan 2016

Iron-Nitrogen Complexes in Graphene Could Substitute Platinum-Based Catalysts

Teams at HZB and TU Darmstadt have produced a cost-effective catalyst material for fuel cells using a new preparation process which they analysed in detail. It consists of iron-nitrogen complexes embedded in tiny islands of graphene only a few nanometres in diameter. It is only the FeN4 centres that provide the excellent catalytic efficiency – approaching that of platinum. The results are interesting for solar fuels research as well and have been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

28 Jan 2016

Researchers Demonstrate First Ever Measurement of Electron Temperatures in Nanoelectronic Device

The first ever measurement of the temperature of electrons in a nanoelectronic device a few thousandths of a degree above absolute zero was demonstrated in a joint research project performed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Lancaster University, and Aivon Ltd. The team managed to make the electrons in a circuit on a silicon chip colder than had previously been achieved.

28 Jan 2016

Fullerene Stereomer Could Influence Photovoltaic Performance

Organic/polymer solar cells represent the most important direction for green energy in the future. Fullerene electron acceptors have been widely used in organic/polymer solar cells as well as perovskite solar cells. A recent study reveals that the photovoltaic performance can be influenced by fullerene stereomer, implies that the stereomeric effect should be envisaged if new fullerene derivative was designed as electron acceptor.

28 Jan 2016

Nanotechnology News

Research Could Help Materials Scientists Optimize Nanocatalysts for Other Catalytic Reactions

Springer and The Graphene Council launch new journal Graphene Technology

New Nanotube-Based Outer Conductor Could Reduce Weight of Coaxial Cables

Significant Progress Made in Laboratory Scale Production of Graphene from Albany Graphite Concentrate

Reprogrammable Origami Tubes May Provide Foundation for Antennas, Microfluidic Devices

Simplified Nanotechnology Approach to Fabricating Ultrathin Optics

Flexible Cellulose Nanogenerators Could Potentially Power Biomedical Devices Inside the Body

Iron-Nitrogen Complexes in Graphene Could Substitute Platinum-Based Catalysts

Researchers Demonstrate First Ever Measurement of Electron Temperatures in Nanoelectronic Device

Fullerene Stereomer Could Influence Photovoltaic Performance

Newly Developed Nanofiber-Type Pressure Sensor Measures Pressure Distribution of Rounded Surfaces

Wavelength Scanning Pixel Super-Resolution Enhances Digital Microscopy Images

Graphene Pavilion Debuts at the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress

Crumpled Graphene Balls as Lubricant Additive to Enhance Performance of Oil

Rice University Develops Graphene Composites to Simplify Ice Removal

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