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Scientists Fabricate Artificial Material with Structure Comparable to Graphene

An international team of physicists, guided by the University of Arkansas (U of A), has produced an artificial material having a structure similar to that of graphene. Graphene is one of the lightest, strongest, and most conductive materials known.

4 Feb 2016

Hollow Crystal Spheres Could Lead to New Drug Delivery Platform

A Drexel University materials scientist has discovered a way to grow a crystal ball in a lab. Not the kind that soothsayers use to predict the future, but a microscopic version that could be used to encapsulate medication in a way that would allow it to deliver its curative payload more effectively inside the body.

4 Feb 2016

Scientists Explore Potential of Using Modified Nanocarbons to Solve World’s Most Critical Problems

A team of University of Arkansas at Little Rock researchers is exploring ways to change the world with the help of tiny, incredibly strong materials.

4 Feb 2016

Nanostructured Membranes Could Help Stop Growth of Dendrites in Lithium Batteries

Rechargeable lithium metal batteries have been known for four decades to offer energy storage capabilities far superior to today’s workhorse lithium-ion technology that powers our smartphones and laptops. But these batteries are not in common use today because, when recharged, they spontaneously grow treelike bumps called dendrites on the surface of the negative electrode.

4 Feb 2016

Nagase, Inkron Partner to Develop OLED and On-Cell Touch Sensor Materials

Nagase & Co., Ltd. and Nagase ChemteX Corporation (herein after jointly called Nagase), a major global group providing marketing, sales and manufacturing of specialty and electronics materials for semiconductor, display and other electronics applications; and Inkron, a technology leader in printed siloxane based nano-ink and paste materials for the display, semiconductor and printed electronics industries, today announced the start of development and manufacturing collaboration for the area of OLED and on-cell touch sensor materials.

3 Feb 2016

EPFL Scientists Use Perovskite Nanowires to Build Carbon-Nanotube Photodetector

EPFL scientists build the most sensitive carbon nanotube-based photodetector to date. The material is sensitized with CN3NH3PbI3 perovskite nanowires, which propel its responsivity by almost seven orders of magnitude.

2 Feb 2016

Energy-Saving Single Electron Transistors for Internet of Things

The ‘Internet of Things’ is witnessing a rapid growth. Minicomputers linked to items, such as mobile phones, a milk bottle in the fridge, and washing machines can process information, send and receive data.

1 Feb 2016

Researchers Demonstrate Safe Interaction of Graphene with Nerve Cells

Graphene is a two-dimensional form of carbon, and successful demonstrations have been carried out by researchers to prove the possibility of interfacing graphene with nerve cells, or neurons, without affecting their integrity.

1 Feb 2016

New Technique May Open Up Effective Way to Produce Metallic/Semiconducting Nanomaterials

A team of Korean researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently pioneered in developing a new simple nanowire manufacturing technique that uses self-catalytic growth process assisted by thermal decomposition of natural gas.

1 Feb 2016

Wrapping Silicon Sawdust in a Graphene Cage Improves Lithium-Ion Battery Performance

For years, scientists have been trying to use silicon to produce a lithium-ion battery anode capable of storing 10 times more energy than the existing commercial anodes, and making smaller and lighter batteries with superior performance. Previously there had been two major issues; silicon particles swell in size, and crack and break during the charging stage; and when they react with the electrolyte, they form a coating that decreases their performance.

1 Feb 2016