Home > Press > Trial by wind: Testing the heat resistance of carbon fiber-reinforced ultra-high-temperature ceramic matrix composites: Researchers use an arc-wind tunnel to test the heat resistance of carbon fiber reinforced ultra-high-temperature ceramic matrix composites Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science evaluated the utility of C/UHTCMC at temperatures...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Predicting the device performance of the perovskite solar cells from the experimental parameters through machine learning of existing experimental results
Home > Press > Predicting the device performance of the perovskite solar cells from the experimental parameters through machine learning of existing experimental results Screening the fabrication process parameters for perovskite solar cells by machine learning. CREDIT Journal of Energy Chemistry Abstract:Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been...
Researchers develop phase-change key for new hardware security
Nov 18, 2022 (Nanowerk News) As more and more data are being shared and stored digitally, the number of data breaches taking place around the world is on the rise. Scientists are exploring new ways to secure and protect data from increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. A new type of reconfigurable,...
Tackling plastic pollution with a net of law and chemical coding
Nov 18, 2022 (Nanowerk News) An innovative proposal to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis with a combination of DNA-like encoding of plastics and international law has been put forward by a transdisciplinary team of QUT researchers. Plastic pollution has been identified as an environmental problem similar in scope and...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Researchers at Purdue unlock light-matter interactions on sub-nanometer scales, leading to picophotonics
Home > Press > Researchers at Purdue unlock light-matter interactions on sub-nanometer scales, leading to picophotonics This figure demonstrates picophotonics in the 3D lattice of silicon atoms. The red wave represents the conventional electromagnetic wave propagating in the solid. The blue inner wave represents the new predicted picophotonic wave. ...
Silver nanoparticles inhibit four pathogens causing kiwifruit post-harvest rot
Nov 18, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Kiwifruit is popular with consumers due to its unique flavor and high concentration of vitamin C, minerals, and other nutrients. As demand grows and the kiwifruit producing area in China expands, post-harvest rot diseases become more severe, with the average infected rate reaching 30% -...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: An on-chip time-lens generates ultrafast pulses: New device opens the doors to applications in communication, quantum computing, astronomy
Home > Press > An on-chip time-lens generates ultrafast pulses: New device opens the doors to applications in communication, quantum computing, astronomy A time lens transforms a continuous-wave, single-color laser beam into a high-performance, on-chip femtosecond pulse source. CREDIT (Credit: Second Bay Studios/Harvard SEAS) Abstract:Femtosecond pulsed lasers which...
Novel technique to synthesize platinum single-atom catalysts with ultrahigh mass activity
Nov 18, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Hydrogen is a promising clean energy carrier due to its highest gravimetric energy density and zero carbon dioxide emissions. The noble metal Pt is the most effective catalyst for electrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen. However, the rarity and high cost of Pt severely limit its...
Novel nanoscale architectures could yield materials with improved electronic, optical, and mechanical properties
Nov 18, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new way to guide the self-assembly of a wide range of novel nanoscale structures using simple polymers as starting materials. Under the electron microscope, these nanometer-scale structures look like tiny Lego building blocks, including parapets for miniature...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: How 2D materials expand: New technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated could help engineers develop faster, more powerful electronic devices
Home > Press > How 2D materials expand: New technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated could help engineers develop faster, more powerful electronic devices Caption:A green laser shines onto an atomically thin material. By probing how atoms vibrate when deposited on substrates and upon heating, researchers...