Home > Press > Graphene-based Carbocatalysts: Synthesis, Properties, and ApplicationsBeyond BoundariesAbstract:Introducing "Graphene-based Carbocatalysts: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (Volume 2)"a concise yet comprehensive compendium for the scientific community, professors, and students alike. This authoritative volume - published by Bentham Science - delves into the forefront of Graphene-based carbocatalysis, providing a wealth...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: When all details matter –
Home > Press > When all details matter -- Heat transport in energy materials Temporary formation of a defect pair in copper iodide. Although these defects only survive for a couple of picoseconds, i.e., for a trillionth of a second, they substantially influence macroscopic heat transport processes. CREDIT ©...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Zinc transporter has built-in self-regulating sensor: New cryo-EM structure of a zinc-transporter protein reveals how this molecular machine functions to regulate cellular levels of zinc, an essential micronutrient
Home > Press > Zinc transporter has built-in self-regulating sensor: New cryo-EM structure of a zinc-transporter protein reveals how this molecular machine functions to regulate cellular levels of zinc, an essential micronutrient Overall structure of a transmembrane ZIP zinc transporter protein determined by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) (left) and a schematic...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Advances in nanotechnology application in biosafety materials A crucial response to COVID-19 pandemic
Home > Press > Advances in nanotechnology application in biosafety materials A crucial response to COVID-19 pandemicAbstract:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has adversely affected the public domain causing unprecedented cases and high mortality across the globe. This has brought back the concept of biosafety into the spotlight to...
Using photosynthesis for Martian occupation
Jun 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a study published in Nature Communications ("Assessment of the technological viability of photoelectrochemical devices for oxygen and fuel production on Moon and Mars"), scientists assess a new technique which could convert renewable, green energy from outside the Earth’s atmosphere. They are taking advantage of...
Microscopic paths to efficient heat transport in energy materials
Jun 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The researchers at the NOMAD Laboratory have recently made significant strides in illuminating the underlying microscopic phenomena that could guide the customisation of materials intended for heat insulation. This breakthrough propels the ongoing initiatives aimed at boosting energy efficiency and promoting sustainability. Heat transport plays...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Breaking through the limits of stretchable semiconductors with molecular brakes that harness light
Home > Press > Breaking through the limits of stretchable semiconductors with molecular brakes that harness light Research Image CREDIT POSTECH Abstract:Like the brakes that stop cars, a molecular brake exists that can prevent semiconductor chains from slipping, enabling the creation of more groundbreaking devices. Recently, a joint research...
Electron spin measured for the first time
Jun 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) An international research team has succeeded for the first time in measuring the electron spin in matter - i.e., the curvature of space in which electrons live and move - within "kagome materials", a new class of quantum materials. The results obtained - published in...