A new, lightweight composite material for energy storage in flexible electronics, electric vehicles and aerospace applications has been experimentally shown to store energy at operating temperatures well above current commercial polymers.
Jul 31st, 2017
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Scientists have predicted and created new two-dimensional electrocatalysts to extract hydrogen from water with high performance and low cost.
Jul 31st, 2017
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A serendipitous discovery lets researchers spy on this self-assembly process for the first time. What they learn will help them fine-tune precision materials for electronics, catalysis and more.
Jul 31st, 2017
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By better understanding the behavior of water in its smallest form, researchers could be improving the efficiency of removing condensation in a major way.
Jul 31st, 2017
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A research group succeeded in developing precisely controlled alloy nanoparticles 'multimetallic nanoclusters (MNCs)' made of three metals: copper, platinum, and gold. They also discovered that MNCs show catalytic activity that is 24 times greater than commercially available carbon-supported platinum catalysts in the oxidization of hydrocarbons using oxygen in the air.
Jul 31st, 2017
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Scientists used a laser to blacken a thin film pattern onto a block of pine. The pattern is laser-induced graphene.
Jul 31st, 2017
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Researchers develop a novel technique using graphene to create solar cells they can mount on surfaces ranging from glass to plastic to paper and tape.
Jul 31st, 2017
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Researchers show their nanowire resonators can be used to miniaturize energy-efficient electronics.
Jul 31st, 2017
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The discovery attains a decades-long goal in the field of photonic integration, in which different small optical components are tightly combined for better performance and ease of fabrication.
Jul 29th, 2017
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For the first time, researchers have built a nanolaser that uses only a single molecular layer, placed on a thin silicon beam, which operates at room temperature.
Jul 29th, 2017
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New study shows potential for new crystalline material to advance clean fuel technology while reducing greenhouse gas.
Jul 28th, 2017
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Nanomaterials for neuromorphic computing in artificial intelligence retina receives major funding.
Jul 28th, 2017
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The recent discoveries of topological materials hold great promise for use in energy saving electronics.
Jul 28th, 2017
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New research may ultimately help lower energy consumption for air conditioning by engineering tiny porous materials to hold onto a large amount of refrigerant gases.
Jul 28th, 2017
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Scientists generate supercontinuum light source using liquid core optical fibers and reveal a new type of soliton dynamics.
Jul 28th, 2017
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Scientists developed a high-speed cell sorting method of large cells with high-viability using dual on-chip pumps.
Jul 28th, 2017
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