Nov 23, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A 'simple' tweak to perovskite solar cells during the fabrication stage could help to unlock the untold potential of the renewable energy source, claims research from the University of Surrey (Advanced Energy Materials, "Suppressing Interfacial Recombination with a Strong-Interaction Surface Modulator for Efficient Inverted Perovskite...
Researchers use blockchain to increase electric grid resiliency
Nov 23, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Although blockchain is best known for securing digital currency payments, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using it to track a different kind of exchange: It’s the first time blockchain has ever been used to validate communication among devices on the electric...
Spin correlation between paired electrons demonstrated
Nov 23, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Physicists at the University of Basel have experimentally demonstrated for the first time that there is a negative correlation between the two spins of an entangled pair of electrons from a superconductor. For their study, the researchers used spin filters made of nanomagnets and quantum...
A far-sighted approach to machine learning (w/video)
Nov 23, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Picture two teams squaring off on a football field. The players can cooperate to achieve an objective, and compete against other players with conflicting interests. That’s how the game works. Creating artificial intelligence agents that can learn to compete and cooperate as effectively as humans...
Researchers reveal effects of defects on electron emission property of graphene electrodes
Nov 23, 2022 (Nanowerk News) After studying the effects of irradiation defects on the work function of graphene electrodes in thermionic energy converters (TECs), a research team found that the generation of defects in graphene through irradiation would increase the work function and reduce the electron emission capacity. This results...
Glass-like shells of diatoms help turn light into energy in dim conditions
Nov 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A new study has revealed how the glass-like shells of diatoms help these microscopic organisms perform photosynthesis in dim conditions. A better understanding of how these phytoplankton harvest and interact with light could lead to improved solar cells, sensing devices and optical components. “The computational...
Microchannel-containing nanofiber aerogels with small protein molecule enable accelerated diabetic wound healing
Nov 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A collaborative team of scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation and the University of Nebraska Medical Center has developed a fibrous aerogel that promotes faster and more effective healing of diabetic wounds. As detailed in their publication in Advanced Functional Materials ("Nanofiber Aerogels with...