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Nano-thin Piezoelectrics Advance Self-powered Electronics

A new type of ultra-efficient, nano-thin material could advance self-powered electronics, wearable technologies and even deliver pacemakers powered by heart beats.

20 Jan 2021

Using Nanodiamond Sensors to Measure the Thermal Conductivity Inside Living Cells

A team of scientists from Osaka University, The University of Queensland, and the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Engineering used tiny nanodiamonds coated with a heat-releasing polymer to probe the thermal properties of cells.

18 Jan 2021

STREM Chemicals, Inc. Licenses New Class of Air-Stable Ni(0) Pre-Catalysts from Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

STREM Chemicals, Inc. has licensed a technology based on recent developments in the field of Ni(0) (pre)catalysts from the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung respectively the associated Studiengesellschaft Kohle mbH. The new Ni(0)-olefin pre-catalyst provides a simple, scalable and modular Ni(0) source which is stable to air and room temperature and retains the reactivity demonstrated by Ni(0) catalysts currently used in organic chemistry and industrially relevant transformations.

15 Jan 2021

UT Austin Researcher Recognized for Using Nanotechnology to Provide World-Changing Solutions

Guihua Yu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, is the recipient of the 2021 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Engineering from TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas).

13 Jan 2021

Solutions for Better Biosecurity in World Shipping Channels

Nanoscale changes to industrial coatings can make them stronger, more environmentally friendly and better biosecurity barriers to block marine pest invasions of ports and coastlines.

17 Dec 2020

Graphene-Based Hybrid Material Enables Efficient Light Conversion of Invisible Light

Nonlinear optical conversion – i.e. the process by which an incident light beam of a certain wavelength turns into rays of different wavelengths, due to its interaction with the material it passes through – is relevant to for many current and future technologies, such as imaging, information storage and processing, telecommunication, quantum technologies, and other fields.

16 Dec 2020

Researchers Observe Second Level of Fluorescence in Carbon Nanotubes

The fact that carbon nanotubes exhibit fluorescence is well known. However, it is surprising and potentially useful to find a second level of fluorescence. A new study has now revealed how that works.

4 Dec 2020

Graphene Helps Probe Behavior of Strontium Titanium Oxide for Memristor Research

Researchers across the globe have been studying new materials to develop neuromorphic computers, with a design based on the human brain.

23 Nov 2020

New Microscopy Approach to Observe Dynamics of Small-Molecule Drugs in Cells

The quality of life of people around the world has been considerably influenced by successful drug development.

19 Nov 2020

Global Graphene Group Lithium Metal Battery Patents Hold Key to EV Future

Global Graphene Group (G3) announces the issuance of 8 key patents for long range lithium metal battery technology. This suite of patented solutions is fundamental for EV OEMs to move forward with solid-state or lithium metal battery development, an energy dense battery that will give EVs an extended driving range on a single charge. This technology will enable widespread market adoption of EVs. The patents were approved between May and November of 2020.

From Global Graphene Group 19 Nov 2020