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Better together: Scientists discover applications of nanoparticles with multiple elements

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

As catalysts for fuel cells, batteries and processes for carbon dioxide reduction, alloy nanoparticles that are made up of five or more elements are shown to be more stable and durable than single-element nanoparticles.

Jan 4, 2021

Opposites attract: scientists discover how mother-of-pearl self-assembles into a perfect structure

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists describe, for the first time, that structural defects in self-assembling nacre attract and cancel each other out, eventually leading to a perfect periodic structure.

Jan 4, 2021

Powerful graphene hybrid material for highly efficient supercapacitors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team working with Roland Fischer, Professor of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry at the Technical University Munich (TUM) has developed a highly efficient supercapacitor. The basis of the energy storage device is a novel, powerful and also s...

Jan 4, 2021

Better together: Scientists discover applications of nanoparticles with multiple elements

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

An emerging type of alloy nanoparticle proves more stable, durable than single-element nanoparticles.

Jan 4, 2021

Scientists discover how mother-of-pearl self-assembles into a perfect structure

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a new study published in Nature Physics, researchers from the B CUBE—Center for Molecular Bioengineering at TU Dresden and European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble describe, for the first time, that structural defects in self-...

Jan 4, 2021

Better together: Scientists discover far-reaching applications of nanoparticles made of multiple elements

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An emerging type of alloy nanoparticle proves more stable, durable than single-element nanoparticles.

Jan 4, 2021

Highly efficient supercapacitors made with a sustainable graphene hybrid material

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The basis of the energy storage device is a novel, powerful and also sustainable graphene hybrid material that has comparable performance data to currently utilized batteries.

Jan 4, 2021

Spin-enhanced nanodiamonds could improve disease diagnosis – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Fluorescent nanodiamonds can increase the sensitivity of paper-based medical diagnostic tests, potentially providing earlier detection of disease The post Spin-enhanced nanodiamonds could improve disease diagnosis appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 4, 2021

A Nanomechanical Approach for Stretching Microfabricated Diamonds

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Diamond is the hardest material in nature. But out of many expectations, it also has great potential as an excellent electronic material. A joint research team led by City University of Hong Kong...

Jan 4, 2021

New Nanoparticle Platform Could Help Treat Various Neurological Disorders

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Over the last few decades, scientists have established the biological pathways that cause neurodegenerative diseases and have created potential molecular agents to target these pathways. Yet, there...

Jan 4, 2021

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