Making sodium-ion batteries that last
Scientists have developed an anode material that enables sodium-ion batteries to perform at high capacity over hundreds of cycles.
Feb 15th, 2017
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Squishy supercapacitors bathed in green tea could power wearable electronics
Researchers report a new flexible and compact rechargeable energy storage device for wearable electronics that is infused with green tea polyphenols.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read morePlant-made virus shells could deliver drugs directly to cancer cells
Scientists have developed virus-like nanoparticles to deliver drugs straight to affected cells.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreNew type of nanosensor detects DNA building blocks
Researchers have developed a new type of nanosensor that can detect single molecules. The nanosensor, comprising a combination of two different materials, has been used to identify the different building blocks in DNA.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreNew catalyst that can split water into hydrogen almost as good as platinum, but less costly
A ruthenium-based material works almost as efficient as platinum and likely shows the highest catalytic performance without being affected by the pH of the water.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreIs a stretchable smart tablet in our future?
Engineering researchers have developed the first stretchable integrated circuit that is made entirely using an inkjet printer, raising the possibility of inexpensive mass production of smart fabric.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreGraphene from soybeans
A new production technology grows graphene film in ambient air with a natural precursor, making its production faster and simpler.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreGraphene interface engineering for large area, high efficiency solar cells
Researchers are using graphene and related materials to engineer the interfaces between solar cell layers.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreMetal-organic frameworks used as looms
To produce cloths from monomolecular threads, scientists used SURMOFs, i.e. surface-mounted metal-organic frameworks.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreInterface between insulators enables information transport by spin
Researchers have demonstrated the transport of spin information at room temperature in a remarkable material system.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreAn old rock teaches us new tricks to fabricate van der Waals heterostructures
Scientists have found out that franckeite, a mineral belonging to the sulfosalts family, shows a natural crystal structure similar to the manmade van der Waals heterostructures.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreHigh-resolution biomolecule imaging
Technique could provide unique views of single molecules that conventional methods can't match.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreA new nanoparticle contrast agent for MRI
New iron oxide nanoparticles could help avoid a rare side effect caused by current contrast agents.
Feb 14th, 2017
Read moreTurning up the heat for perfect (nano)diamonds
Researchers are taking rough, defective diamonds and using high temperatures to perfect them for quantum sensing.
Feb 14th, 2017
Read moreNew sensor made from carbon nanoparticles synthesized from cellulose
By making use of a source of cellulose, such as newspapers, and sugar to synthesize carbon nanoparticles, researchers have developed a material that could be used as a sensor as its components respond to various stimuli.
Feb 14th, 2017
Read moreScientists to develop space-based quantum-dot spectrometer
A NASA technologist has teamed with the inventor of a new nanotechnology that could transform the way space scientists build spectrometers, the all-important device used by virtually all scientific disciplines to measure the properties of light emanating from astronomical objects, including Earth itself.
Feb 14th, 2017
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