Nanomaterials news

Layered nanotubes produce solar fuel tiles

Scientists have developed an artificial photosynthesis system that utilizes nanotubes made of layers of cobalt oxide, silica and titanium dioxide.

Announcing the launch of Best Paper Prizes on Elseviers Leading Polymer Journals

Semiconductors can show facets of metals and superconductors

Researchers have shown that the crystal structure at the surface of semiconductor materials can make them behave like metals and even superconductors.

New rubber-like material could replace human tissue

Researchers have created a new rubber-like material based on plexiglass that could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures.

Machine learning with synthetic data improves indentation tests

Utilizing 'hybrid data', a new analytical technique can improve the estimation of mechanical properties of metallic materials from indention tests.

Etching solution washes water away from MXenes

Using a novel etching solution, researchers have developed a new method for making MXenes that does away with the need for water.

Novel separator creates spillway for lithium-metal batteries

A novel separator with conductive carbon nanotubes can prevent lithium-metal batteries from heating up and catching fire in case of a short circuit.

New model reveals graphene’s twisted state

A novel analytical model can identify how twisted graphene sheets behave and determine their stability at different sizes and temperatures.

Carbon nanotubes get into the groove

Researchers have found that small grooves in filter paper can cause single-walled carbon nanotubes to line up side-by-side in 2D films.

MXene enters the big time with new production process

Researchers have designed a system that can produce large quantities of the 2D material known as MXene while preserving its unique properties.

New approach to GaN nanowire growth for cheaper LEDs

Producing single crystalline GaN nanowire growth based on an amorphous substrate

Metallic glass-based materials in wearable energy storage devices

Wearable all-solid-state supercapacitors with excellent performance

Boron takes the strain out of Li-ion battery electrodes

Ni-rich cathodes used in EV Li-ion batteries show improved performance stability when doped with boron

More active sites for better hydrogen evolution

flakes of material decorated with tiny particles could prove useful for catalyzing hydrogen generation reactions

Making two-dimensional metals the easy way

easy way to make large, freestanding, thin sheets of metallic materials could open up novel applications in catalysis, flexible electronics, soft robotics

Self-powered micromachines could detect explosives

Nanosensors powered by a stream of bubbles can seek out explosives and related hazards in only a few minutes

Knitted devices power up wearable electronics

3D supercapacitors knitted from cotton or nylon yarn coated with a novel conductive material could power smart textiles

Making nanomaterials work in 3D cancer theranostics

Making nanomaterials work in 3D cancer theranostics