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Silicon Anode Nanostructure Generates New Potential for Lithium-Ion Batteries

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists reveal a new nanostructure that could revolutionize technology in batteries and beyond. New research has identified a nanostructure that improves the anode in lithium-ion... The post Silicon Anode Nanostructure Generates New Potential ...

Feb 5, 2021

A magnetic twist to graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Electrons in materials have a property known as 'spin," which is responsible for a variety of properties, the most well-known of which is magnetism. Permanent magnets, like the ones used for refrigerator doors, have all the spins in thei...

Feb 5, 2021

Trapping gases better with boron nitride nanopores

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists demonstrate high-performance gas molecule confinement with nanoporous boron nitride, promising to replace standard porous carbon in future.

Feb 5, 2021

A magnetic twist to graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By combining ferromagnets and two rotated layers of graphene, researchers open up a new platform for strongly interacting states using graphene's unique quantum degree of freedom.

Feb 5, 2021

Trilayer Graphene Could Decode Secrets of High-Temperature Superconductivity

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The breakthrough discovery of graphene had transformed the world of physics in 2018. Scientists had discovered that when an ultrathin carbon layer, known as graphene, is stacked together and twisted...

Feb 5, 2021

Nickel Phosphide Nanoparticle Catalyst Outperforms Conventional Alternatives

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Many different catalysts that promote the conversion of glucose to sorbitol have been studied; however, most offer certain properties while requiring compromises on others. Now, researchers from Osaka...

Feb 5, 2021

Researchers From NUS Create 'Whirling' Nano-Structures In Anti-Ferromagnets

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Today's digital world generates vast amounts of data every second. Hence, there is a need for memory chips that can store more data in less space, as well as the ability to read and write that...

Feb 5, 2021

New Generation of Carbon Catalysts is Superior Than Nanocarbons

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In contemporary society, catalysts are crucial materials through which raw materials can be selectively converted into useful products and, at the same time, waste is reduced and energy is saved....

Feb 5, 2021

Researchers Take an Important Step Toward Control of Nanolight

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of researchers led by Columbia University has developed a unique platform to program a layered crystal, producing imaging capabilities beyond common limits on demand. The discovery is an...

Feb 5, 2021

Nanoimaging Technique Helps Understand the Unique Properties of New Materials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

When we think about the links to the future - the global transition to solar and wind energy, tactile virtual reality or synthetic neurons - there's no shortage of big ideas. It's the...

Feb 5, 2021

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