Cobalt atoms on graphene a powerful combo
Graphene doped with nitrogen and augmented with cobalt atoms has proven to be an effective, durable catalyst for the production of hydrogen from water.
Oct 21st, 2015
Read moreGraphene doped with nitrogen and augmented with cobalt atoms has proven to be an effective, durable catalyst for the production of hydrogen from water.
Oct 21st, 2015
Read moreDuring their second annual meeting, held in Venice, Italy on 8-9 October 2015, SUN project partners presented the results obtained during the second 12 months of the SUN - Sustainable Nanotechnologies Project.
Oct 21st, 2015
Read moreResearchers reported success using an X-ray scattering technique to accurately measure features on a silicon chip to within fractions of a nanometer, or about the width of a single silicon atom.
Oct 21st, 2015
Read moreA new nanoring design shows potential for generating short magnetic pulses and could be used to explore magnetic switching in materials.
Oct 21st, 2015
Read moreSelective electrodeposition of tin oxide on platinum alloy nanoparticles provides an effective and robust catalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cells.
Oct 21st, 2015
Read moreLuminescent nanostructures may prove to be useful in highly sensitive magnetic sensors or within the realm of quantum computing.
Oct 20th, 2015
Read moreAn important step towards next-generation ultra-compact photonic and optoelectronic devices has been taken with the realization of a two-dimensional excitonic laser. Scientists embedded a monolayer of tungsten disulfide into a special microdisk resonator to achieve bright excitonic lasing at visible light wavelengths.
Oct 20th, 2015
Read moreResearchers design most durable anti-fouling material to date.
Oct 20th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have developed a new technique called cyclic healing that uses repetitive, gentle stretching to eliminate pre-existing defects in metal crystals.
Oct 20th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have created and analyzed the effects of silylation and germylation on an EMF called Lu3N@Ih-C80 (three lutetium atoms bonded to a nitrogen atom encased inside a carbon 80 cage).
Oct 20th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have created a new electronic component that could replace flash storage. This memristor could also be used one day in new types of computers.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreProtease inhibitors are a class of antiviral drugs that are commonly used to treat HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Scientists designed a new delivery system for these drugs that rid immune cells of HIV and kept the virus in check for long periods.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreCars appear to produce carbon nanotubes, and some of the evidence has been found in human lungs.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have designed the first on-chip metamaterial with a refractive index of zero, meaning that the phase of light can travel infinitely fast.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreScientists have identified a new and potentially faster way of moving molecules across the surfaces of certain materials.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreAdvances in ultrathin films have made solar panels and semiconductor devices more efficient and less costly, and researchers say they've found a way to manufacture the films more easily, too.
Oct 19th, 2015
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