Jul 21, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Imagine opening up a book of nature photos only to see a kaleidoscope of graceful butterflies flutter out from the page. Such fanciful storybooks might soon be possible thanks to the work of a team of designers and engineers at CU Boulder's ATLAS Institute. The...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Scientists create rechargeable swimming microrobots using oil and water
Home > Press > Scientists create rechargeable swimming microrobots using oil and waterDroplets with tail-like filaments. Credit: Emily Lin.Abstract:By combining oil drops with water containing a detergent-like substance, the scientists found they could produce artificial swimmers that are able to swim independently and even harvest energy to recharge. Scientists create...
Conductive domain walls with promising functionalities
Jul 20, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Researchers from the University of Augsburg and ETH Zurich have discovered giant conductivity of nanometre-sized domain walls separating polar regions in a non-oxide ferroelectric material. The high sensitivity of these walls to applied magnetic fields enables gigantic switching of the sample resistance, thus providing a...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Removing the lead hazard from perovskite solar cells
Home > Press > Removing the lead hazard from perovskite solar cellsA transparent phosphate crystal, which incorporated into solar cells, can instantaneously immobilize the lead in case of failure and block its leaching out from the device. CREDIT Endre Horvth (EPFL)Abstract:"The solar energy-to-electricity conversion of perovskite solar cells is...
Scientists further their investigation into the origin of elements in the universe
Jul 20, 2021 (Nanowerk News) The slow neutron-capture process (the s-process) is one of the nucleosynthesis processes that occurs in stars. It results in about half of the elements heavier than iron in the universe. Two important reactions involved in the s-process are Neon-22 (alpha, gamma) and Neon-22 (alpha, neutron)....
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Researchers discover a new inorganic material with lowest thermal conductivity ever reported
Home > Press > Researchers discover a new inorganic material with lowest thermal conductivity ever reportedUsing the right chemistry, it is possible to combine two different atomic arrangement (yellow and blue slabs) that provide mechanisms to slow down the motion of heat through a solid. This strategy gives the lowest...
Making clean hydrogen is hard, but researchers just solved a major hurdle
Jul 19, 2021 (Nanowerk News) For decades, researchers around the world have searched for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction for producing hydrogen as a clean energy source -- splitting water molecules to form hydrogen and oxygen. However, such efforts have mostly failed because doing it...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Scientists take first snapshots of ultrafast switching in a quantum electronic device: They discover a short-lived state that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient computing devices
Home > Press > Scientists take first snapshots of ultrafast switching in a quantum electronic device: They discover a short-lived state that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient computing devicesA team of researchers created a new method to capture ultrafast atomic motions inside the tiny switches that control the...
Engineers 3D-print a soft robotic hand that can play Nintendo
Jul 17, 2021 (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers from the University of Maryland has 3D printed a soft robotic hand that is agile enough to play Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros.—and win! The feat, highlighted on the front cover of Science Advances ("Fully 3D Printed Soft Robots with Integrated Fluidic...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Primers with graphene nanotubes offer a new solution for electrostatic painting of automotive parts
Home > Press > Primers with graphene nanotubes offer a new solution for electrostatic painting of automotive partsAbstract:A new conductive acrylic primer for polypropylene and SMC plastic parts for efficient, economic base-coat application.Developed by Turkish manufacturer KANAT PAINTS & COATINGS together with world-leading graphene nanotube producer OCSiAl.An advanced conductive primer...