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Metal-organic frameworks meet MXene: New opportunities for electrochemical application

Carefully crafting MXene/MOF hybrids and their derivatives for use in energy-related devices is an area of great research interest.

May 22, 2023 Read more

Stretching metals at the atomic level allows researchers to create important materials for quantum, electronic, and spintronic applications

Researchers developed a first-of-its-kind, breakthrough method that makes it easier to create high-quality metal oxide thin films out of 'stubborn' metals that have historically been difficult to synthesize in an atomically precise manner. This research paves the way for scientists to develop better materials for various next-generation applications including quantum computing, microelectronics, sensors, and energy catalysis.

May 22, 2023 Read more

Developing advanced niobium-graphene batteries with unprecedented 30-year lifecycles

With applications in medical devices, electric vehicles, aerospace equipment, and more, the batteries are currently being tested in a new USD3.8 million high-tech laboratory.

May 22, 2023 Read more

A flexible near-infrared light-writing multicolor hydrogel system for on-demand information display

Researchers have engineered a versatile, near-infrared light-activated, multicolor hydrogel system that can display data on demand.

May 22, 2023 Read more

Researchers demonstrate novel way to convert heat to electricity

Researchers have fabricated a novel device that could dramatically boost the conversion of heat into electricity. If perfected, the technology could help recoup some of the heat energy that is wasted in the U.S. at a rate of about $100 billion each year.

May 19, 2023 Read more

Novel 3D printing method a 'game changer' for discovery, manufacturing of new materials

Researchers have created a novel 3D printing method that produces materials in ways that conventional manufacturing can't match. The new process mixes multiple aerosolized nanomaterial inks in a single printing nozzle, varying the ink mixing ratio on the fly during the printing process.

May 19, 2023 Read more

Smart material prototype challenges Newton's laws of motion

Researchers designed a prototype of a small, lightweight active metamaterial that can control the direction and intensity of energy waves.

May 19, 2023 Read more

Combination of nanotechnology and artificial intelligence powers second-skin-like wearable tech

A new ultra-thin skinpatch with nanotechnology is able to monitor 11 human health signals. Using specialised algorithms, personalised Artificial Intelligence technology can now disentangle multiple body signals, understand them and make a decision on what to do next.

May 19, 2023 Read more

High-quality 2D nanosheets could be one-drop away

Researchers have developed a new technology to fabricate nanosheets, thin films of two-dimensional materials a couple of nanometers thick, in about one minute.

May 19, 2023 Read more

Machine learning lets researchers see beyond the spectrum

Researchers use artificial intelligence to help interpret data generated by material science spectroscopy experiments, which can aid in the development of new drugs and organic conductors.

May 19, 2023 Read more

MXene hydrogel-based antibacterial epidermic sensors

Exploring the recent advancements in conductive hydrogel-based epidermic sensors for wearable healthcare and human-machine interaction, researchers created and applied a new MXene hydrogel with enhanced mechanical strength, improved electrical conductivity, and antibacterial properties.

May 18, 2023 Read more

'Charge density wave' linked to atomic distortions in would-be superconductor

Precision measurements reveal connection between electron density and atomic arrangements in charge-ordered states of a superconducting copper-oxide material.

May 18, 2023 Read more

Boosting solar cell energy capture efficiency with a fullerene-derivative interlayer

Robust, heat-tolerant, all-inorganic perovskite solar cell energy capture efficiency is improved by the introduction of an interlayer that improves electron transport.

May 18, 2023 Read more

New technology amplifies high harmonic generation in nanostructured metasurfaces

Groundbreaking research explores the super-Fano mechanism in silicon metasurfaces, enhancing third harmonic generation and paving the way for new advancements in photonic technologies.

May 18, 2023 Read more

Newly developed photochromic active colloids shed light on the development of new smart active materials

Scientists formed dynamic photochromic nanoclusters by mixing cyan, magenta and yellow microbeads, achieving photochromism on a macro scale. This macroscopic photochromism relies on light-induced vertical phase stratification in the active microbeads mixture, resulting in the enrichment of coloured microbeads corresponding to the incident spectrum.

May 18, 2023 Read more

Nanotechnology surface engineering for better wine

A new 'smart surface' has been shown to successfully remove unwanted sulfur aromas from wine, opening up new opportunities for winemakers.

May 18, 2023 Read more