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...
Novel ferroelectrics for more efficient microelectronics
Jun 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) When we communicate with others over wireless networks, information is sent to data centers where it is collected, stored, processed, and distributed. As computational energy usage continues to grow, it is on pace to potentially become the leading source of energy consumption in this century....
3D bio-printing inside hydrogels
Jun 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists from across UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital and the University of Padova have shown how 3D printing can be achieved inside ‘mini-organs’ growing in hydrogels, which could help better understand how cancer spreads through different tissues. Representative 3D reconstruction of three independent replicates of...
New method takes the uncertainty out of oxide semiconductor layering
Jun 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) 3D integrated circuits are a key part of improving the efficiency of electronics to meet the considerable demands of consumers. They are constantly being developed, but translating theoretical findings into actual devices is not easy. Now, a new design by a research team from Japan...
Researchers discover materials exhibiting huge magnetoresistance
Jun 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A group of researchers from Tohoku University has unveiled a new material that exhibits enormous magnetoresistance, paving the way for developments in non-volatile magnetoresistive memory (MRAM). Details of their unique discovery were published in the Journal of Alloys and Compounds ("Large tunnel magnetoresistance in magnetic...
Amplified Electrochemical energy storage via carbon nanotube confinement on polyoxometalates
Jun 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) As outstanding electrochemical energy storage materials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) owe their reputation to their superior electrical conductivity, expansive theoretical surface area, and exceptional chemical stability. However, this prestige is shadowed by a significant drawback. Due to the influence of robust van der Waals forces, CNTs...
Scientists develop artificial molecules that behave like real ones
Jun 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists from the Radboud University have developed synthetic molecules that resemble real organic molecules. A collaboration of researchers, led by Alex Khajetoorians and Daniel Wegner, can now simulate the behaviour of real molecules by using artificial molecules. In this way, they can tweak properties of...