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Researchers Reveal Atomic Positions and Local Electronic Properties of 2D MXene

Scientists have long been searching for electrically conductive materials for cost-effective energy-storage devices. Two-dimensional (2D) ceramics known as MXenes are candidates. MXenes, unlike most 2D ceramics, have inherently excellent conductivity, because they are molecular sheets fabricated from the nitrides and carbides of transition metals like titanium.

15 Mar 2017

New Technique to Bond Chips Uses Ink with Silver Nanoparticles

Today in electronics there are two main approaches to building circuits: the rigid one (silicon circuits) and the new, more appealing, flexible one based on paper and polymeric substrates that can be combined with 3-D printing.

15 Mar 2017

Grafoid Unveils GPURE Graphene Polymer Membrane for Next-Generation Li-Ion Battery Applications

Grafoid Inc., a Canadian graphene R&D, investment and technology licensing company announced today the development of its GPURE Graphene Polymer nano-porous membrane intended for next generation Li-Ion battery applications.

15 Mar 2017

Iron Nanocubes may Have Favorable Impact on Future of NO2 Sensing

Although they sound like a recent discovery, nanoparticles have been in use for centuries. For instance, the famous Lycurgus cup, crafted by 4th century Roman artisans, features dichroic glass, with silver and gold nanoparticles scattered throughout, giving the cup a red appearance when illuminated from behind and a green appearance when light is shining on it from the front.

15 Mar 2017

Nanotechnology and Wireless Electronics Developed for New Type of Retinal Prosthesis

The nanotechnology and wireless electronics required for a new type of retinal prosthesis has been developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego and La Jolla-based startup.

14 Mar 2017

NUS Researchers Create Revolutionary 2D Graphene-Like Polymer Sheets

The novel ultra-thin two-dimensional polymer sheet, which is the organic analogue of graphene, heralds new opportunities for long lasting sodium rechargeable batteries

14 Mar 2017

Researchers Explore Role of Entropy in Directed Organization of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles

Controlling the organization of nanoparticles into patterns in ultrathin polymer films can be accomplished with entropy instead of chemistry, according to a discovery by Dr. Alamgir Karim, UA’s Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Professor of Polymer Engineering, and his student Dr. Ren Zhang.

14 Mar 2017