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Carbon Fiber Paper for Longer-lasting Electric Vehicle Batteries

Owing to the global trend of utilizing electric vehicles, there has been a surge in demand for next-generation secondary batteries with higher capacity and faster charging than the lithium-ion batteries currently in use.

28 Mar 2023

Producing Metal Nanoclusters Using Electroactive Bacterium

A biological approach that creates metal nanoclusters with the electroactive bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens could offer an economical and sustainable solution to high-performance catalyst synthesis for wide range of applications like water splitting.

17 Mar 2023

Conjugated Dual Size Effect in Nanocatalyst Seen for First Time

In recent times, the conjugated dual size effect of core-shell bimetallic nanocatalysts was revealed for the first time with the activity of the catalysts increasing with the core size in the benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction.

28 Feb 2023

2D Janus Materials Could Harvest Abundant Hydrogen Fuel

Several studies have predicted that the water splitting reaction could be catalysed by certain groups of 2D materials – each measuring just a few atoms thick.

24 Feb 2023

2D Boron-Based Advancements Require More Attention

A recent review article published in the journal Nano Research Energy provides an overview of the evolution and synthesis of borophene.

24 Feb 2023

Using Self-Assembling Nanoparticles in Solar Energy Harvesting

A promising eco-friendly energy harvesting method called solar-thermal technology has a crucial role to play in resolving the crisis of fossil fuel energy.

22 Feb 2023

Engineering Silicon Nanowires to Convert Sunlight into Electricity

Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed silicon nanowires that can convert sunlight into electricity by splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen gas, providing a greener alternative to fossil fuels.

20 Feb 2023