A research team led by Prof. Wu Zhengyan from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has recently introduced a high-efficiency Z-scheme photocatalyst to deal with contaminants in water. This new solution ...
Apr 11, 2022
Miniaturization lies at the heart of countless technological advances. It is undeniable that as devices and their building blocks get smaller, we manage to unlock new functionalities and come up with unprecedented applications. However, with more ...
Apr 11, 2022
A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Carbon that demonstrated a scalable method to synthesize single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-based coaxial cables that can be effectively used to develop novel one dimensional (1D)...
Apr 11, 2022
A major research challenge in the field of nanotechnology is finding efficient ways to control light, an ability essential for high-resolution imaging, biosensors and cell phones. Because light is an electromagnetic wave that carries no charge its...
Apr 11, 2022
In an article recently published in the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, researchers discussed the preparation of bacteria/electrospun carbon nanofibers integrated with carbon nanotubes...
Apr 11, 2022
The physical properties at the surface of nanomaterial structures become much more prominent as they approach atomic scales. In a recent study, scientists accurately measured the mechanical strength at the surface of gold nanocontacts as they were...
Apr 11, 2022
1D nanowires are of tremendous relevance for gas-sensing technologies due to their large surface-to-volume ratio and efficient electronic transportation routes. In an article published in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials, colloidal solvother...
Apr 11, 2022
Quantum computers, machines that leverage quantum states to perform computations and store data, could soon revolutionize the computing industry, achieving significantly greater speeds and performance than existing computers. While countless compa...
Apr 11, 2022
Due to their advantageous properties, organic semiconductors could be very promising photocatalysts for producing solar fuels. In fact, these materials can be synthetically tuned to absorb visible light, while simultaneously retaining energy level...
Apr 11, 2022
Local strain at wrinkles dramatically modulates the localized excited electron density and photoluminescence (PL) energy in curled bilayer 2D transition metal dichalcogenides,...
Apr 11, 2022
