Sep 17, 2021 (Nanowerk News) When electrons flow through a conductor — such as the copper wires in our phone chargers or the silicon chips in the circuit boards of our laptops — they collide with material impurities and with each other in a tiny atomic frenzy. Their interaction with...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Gamechanger for clean hydrogen production, Curtin research finds: Curtin University research has identified a new, cheaper and more efficient electrocatalyst to make green hydrogen from water that could one day open new avenues for large-scale clean energy production
Home > Press > Gamechanger for clean hydrogen production, Curtin research finds: Curtin University research has identified a new, cheaper and more efficient electrocatalyst to make green hydrogen from water that could one day open new avenues for large-scale clean energy productionAbstract:Curtin University research has identified a new, cheaper and...
Nanocrystal gamechanger for clean hydrogen production
Sep 17, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Curtin University research has identified a new, cheaper and more efficient electrocatalyst to make green hydrogen from water that could one day open new avenues for large-scale clean energy production (Nano Energy, "Ni2+/Co2+ doped Au-Fe7S8 nanoplatelets with exceptionally high oxygen evolution reaction activity"). Typically, scientists...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: New substance classes for nanomaterials: Nano spheres and diamond slivers made of silicon and germanium: Potential applications as nano semiconductor materials
Home > Press > New substance classes for nanomaterials: Nano spheres and diamond slivers made of silicon and germanium: Potential applications as nano semiconductor materialsThe silicon sphere [Cl@Si20H20]−, synthesised for the first time by chemists from Goethe University Frankfurt, promises new applications in semiconductor technology. Blue: silicon, green: chloride ion,...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Anti-rust coating for plants protects against disease with cellulose nanofiber: Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that coating soybean plant leaves with cellulose nanofiber offers resistance to infection by Asian soybean rust pathogen
Home > Press > Anti-rust coating for plants protects against disease with cellulose nanofiber: Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that coating soybean plant leaves with cellulose nanofiber offers resistance to infection by Asian soybean rust pathogenResearchers from the University of Tsukuba have found that coating soybean plant leaves...
Physicists design novel quantum material
Sep 14, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Researchers from the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat–Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter – have conceived and realized a new quantum material: "Indenene". Consisting of a single layer of the chemical element Indium, indenene enriches the family of the so-called topological insulators. The triangular lattice...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Ultrafast & ultrathin: new physics professor at TU Dresden makes mysterious quantum world visible
Home > Press > Ultrafast & ultrathin: new physics professor at TU Dresden makes mysterious quantum world visibleProf. Alexey Chernikov was appointed to the newly established W3-professorship for ultrafast microscopy and photonics at the Institute of Applied Physics at TU Dresden. CREDIT Katja LesserAbstract:Quasiparticles in ultrathin crystalsThe quantum materials...
A super material applicable to batteries and other energy conversion devices
Sep 14, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Unplanned discovery could lead to future pivotal discoveries in batteries, fuel cells, devices for converting heat to electricity and more. Scientists normally conduct their research by carefully selecting a research problem, devising an appropriate plan to solve it and executing that plan. But unplanned discoveries...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Leibniz Prize winner Professor Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt moves to Chemnitz University of Technology: President Professor Dr. Gerd Strohmeier refers to an ‘absolute top transfer’
Home > Press > Leibniz Prize winner Professor Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt moves to Chemnitz University of Technology: President Professor Dr. Gerd Strohmeier refers to an 'absolute top transfer'Prof. Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt is a pioneer in the field of microrobotics and micromotors. Schmidt is Chair of the Professorship Materials...
Using metal 3D printing to design ultra-compact, high-power heat exchangers
Sep 12, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Demonstrating next-generation energy technology, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are using topology optimization and metal 3D printing to design ultra-compact, high-power heat exchangers (Joule, "Ultra-power-dense heat exchanger development through genetic algorithm design and additive manufacturing"). Used in most major industries – including...