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Synthesizing and Optimizing Self-Supporting Graphene Membranes

Synthesizing and Optimizing Self-Supporting Graphene Membranes

Due to its stable, tear-resistant, and very thin atomic layers, graphene is considered to be the next-generation material. For instance, it is best suited for developing ultra-light electronics or mechanical components that are highly stable.

28 Aug 2017

Nanodiamonds Curtail Electrochemical Deposition that Leads to Short-Circuiting of Lithium Ion Batteries

Nanodiamonds Curtail Electrochemical Deposition that Leads to Short-Circuiting of Lithium Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries have been behind a number of recent fires and meltdowns due to short-circuiting in mobile devices despite being extensively used in mobile devices from laptops to cell phones and are also considered to have one of the longest lifespans of commercial batteries today.

28 Aug 2017

Observing Nanoparticles by Achieving Frequency Splitting

Observing Nanoparticles by Achieving Frequency Splitting

More than two has always been considered to be a crowd. However, at present, electrical and systems engineers from the Washington University in St. Louis and their colleagues have demonstrated that when a third nanoscatterer is added to a photonics resonator, in addition to the existing two “tuning” nanoscatterers, the result is just exhilarating.

14 Aug 2017

Advancing the Field of Wearable Devices by Means of Flexible Batteries

Advancing the Field of Wearable Devices by Means of Flexible Batteries

The use of graphene in printed electronic devices has been the reason for rapid advancement in the field of wearable technology.

14 Aug 2017

Scientists Show Growing Atom-Thin Sheets on Cones Allows Control of Defects in 2D Material

Scientists Show Growing Atom-Thin Sheets on Cones Allows Control of Defects in 2D Material

Researchers from Rice University have discovered a way to manipulate 2D materials to design in defects that improve the materials’ properties.

10 Aug 2017

Study Reveals Burning of Coal Produces Potentially Harmful Airborne Nanoparticles

Study Reveals Burning of Coal Produces Potentially Harmful Airborne Nanoparticles

Environmental researchers led by the Virginia Tech College of Science revealed that the burning of coal creates extremely small particles of a highly uncommon form of titanium oxide.

9 Aug 2017

Carbonitride Aerogels Facilitate Photocatalytic Conversion of Water

Carbonitride Aerogels Facilitate Photocatalytic Conversion of Water

Nanochemistry crosses path with macrostructures: Chinese researchers reveal the synthesis of a macroscopic aerogel from carbonitride nanomaterials which is an exceptional catalyst for the water-splitting reaction under visible-light irradiation.

7 Aug 2017

Researchers Create Laser-Induced Graphene from Pine Wood

Researchers Create Laser-Induced Graphene from Pine Wood

Researchers at Rice University have transformed wood into an electrical conductor by changing its surface into highly conductive graphene. The resultant material could be applied to biodegradable electronics.

1 Aug 2017

Nanopillars Could Help Researchers Fine-Tune Critical Size of Jumping Dew Droplets

Nanopillars Could Help Researchers Fine-Tune Critical Size of Jumping Dew Droplets

With better understanding of the behavior of water in its smallest form, a Virginia Tech professor and his undergraduate student are trying to enhance the efficiency of removing condensation in a major way.

1 Aug 2017

Researchers Synthesize Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts for Oxidizing Hydrocarbons

Researchers Synthesize Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts for Oxidizing Hydrocarbons

Apart from being the chief constituents of natural gas and petroleum, hydrocarbons and their blends have a crucial role as resources that support present-day infrastructure as basic materials for the petrochemical sector.

1 Aug 2017

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