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Rapid simulations of toxic particles could aid air pollution fight

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A pioneering method to simulate how nanoparticles move through the air could boost efforts to combat air pollution, a study suggests.

May 28, 2025

Catching 'hydrogen spillover' onto a catalytic surface

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The research lays the foundation for designing more efficient catalysts and storage materials essential for next-generation hydrogen energy technologies.

May 28, 2025

Researchers develop suspended graphene-based NEMS accelerometers with direct electrical readout

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Atomically thin suspended graphene can be used as NEMS transducers for ultra-small and high-performance sensors thanks to its excellent mechanical and electrical properties.

May 28, 2025

Toraphene's graphene-enhanced bags replace ordinary plastic bags at London's S. & A. Hart

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Toraphene has shared a real-world milestone: S. & A. Hart, one of the top seafood vendors at London’s Billingsgate Market, has replaced all their plastic carrier bags with custom Toraphene compostable bags.

May 28, 2025

New tool reveals how DNA nanostructures interact with cell membranes

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Lipid membranes, which form the outer layer of cells, can be engineered to influence cellular functions. For example, adjusting the permeability of the membrane can improve drug delivery. Adding signaling molecules to the membrane surface can also...

May 27, 2025

Rapid nanoparticle simulations could boost efforts to combat air pollution

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A pioneering method to simulate how nanoparticles move through the air could boost efforts to combat air pollution, suggests a study in the Journal of Computational Physics.

May 27, 2025

Phonon decoupling in naturally occurring mineral enables subatomic ferroelectric memory

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A research team has discovered ferroelectric phenomena occurring at a subatomic scale in the natural mineral brownmillerite.

May 27, 2025

Crystal-modifying agent piracetam provides scalable strategy for high-efficiency all-perovskite tandem solar cells

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

All-perovskite tandem solar cells (TSCs) are a class of solar cells comprised of two or more sub-cells that absorb light with different wavelengths, all of which are made of perovskites (i.e., materials with a characteristic crystal structure know...

May 27, 2025

Nature-inspired breakthrough enables subatomic ferroelectric memory

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research team has discovered ferroelectric phenomena occurring at a subatomic scale in the natural mineral Brownmillerite.

May 27, 2025

The magic of light: Dozens of images hidden in a single screen

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

New technology that uses light's color and spin to display multiple images.

May 27, 2025

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