Home > Press > New study shows how to power electronics using mechanical motion: Researchers develop a composite film that can be used in nanogenerators to generate electricity from mechanical motionThe multiunit hybrid piezo-triboelectric energy harvester constructed by the researchers could generate sufficient power to operate low-powered electronics such as...
Multistep mechanism of nanostructure formation in liquid crystal
Oct 04, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Most of our daily commodities, such as plastics, alloys and processed foods, are provided as solids, and they are often processed by a controlled cooling process from a liquid mixture to a solid. Liquid crystals, solutions, polymers, and biomaterials form a wide variety of structural...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: A kagome lattice superconductor reveals a cascade of quantum electron states: In a rare non-magnetic kagome material, a topological metal cools into a superconductor through a sequence of novel charge density waves
Home > Press > A kagome lattice superconductor reveals a cascade of quantum electron states: In a rare non-magnetic kagome material, a topological metal cools into a superconductor through a sequence of novel charge density wavesAbstract:Researchers have discovered a complex landscape of electronic states that can co-exist on a kagome...
Using nanogenerators to power electronics with mechanical motion
Oct 01, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Since the discovery of piezoelectric materials that generate electricity from mechanical motion, there has been an interest to develop energy generators to develop self-sufficient electronics. However, many of these materials have poor dielectric properties and do not retain their polarized charge. Now researchers develop a...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Unprecedented view of a single catalyst nanoparticle at work: X-rays reveal compositional changes on active surface under reaction conditions
Home > Press > Unprecedented view of a single catalyst nanoparticle at work: X-rays reveal compositional changes on active surface under reaction conditionsX-ray analysis provided a complete 3D image of an individual catalyst nanoparticle nd revealed changes in its surface tension and surface chemical composition during different modes of operation. ...
Unprecedented view of a single catalyst nanoparticle at work
Oct 01, 2021 (Nanowerk News) A DESY-led research team has been using high-intensity X-rays to observe a single catalyst nanoparticle at work. The experiment has revealed for the first time how the chemical composition of the surface of an individual nanoparticle changes under reaction conditions, making it more active. The...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Graphene nanotubes provide a shortcut to add conductivity to powder coatings
Home > Press > Graphene nanotubes provide a shortcut to add conductivity to powder coatingsAbstract:Erie Powder Coatings has developed powder coatings with graphene nanotubes for EMI and RFI applications.The new products demonstrate both conductive and static dissipative properties in combination with aesthetic performance in a variety of surface textures and...
Researchers identify and clear efficiency hurdle for organic solar cells
Sep 30, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and eight other institutions have identified a key mechanism responsible for the lower efficiencies of organic solar cells and have demonstrated a way this hurdle might be overcome. Their results, reported in the journal Nature ("The role of charge recombination...