Feb 06, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Roughly 500 million light-years away, near the constellation Delphinus, two galaxies are colliding. Known as merging galaxy IIZw096, this luminous phenomenon is obscured by cosmic dust, but researchers first identified a bright, energetic source of light 12 years ago. Now, with a more advanced telescope...
Upconversion of infrared photons enables rapid organic synthesis under sunlight
Feb 06, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A research group led by Prof. WU Kaifeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has reported the efficient near-infrared photon upconversion sensitized by lead-free semiconductor nanocrystals, and demonstrated its novel application in solar synthesis. The study...
Carbon-based Janus films toward flexible sensors and soft actuators
Feb 06, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The unique physical/chemical properties and synergetic multifunctions have given Janus films great potentials in sensing, actuation, advanced separation, energy conversion and storage, etc. Combining the unique advantages of carbon nanomaterials in electrical conductivity, intrinsic mechanical flexibility, chemical and thermal stability, and ease of assembly, carbon-based...