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Colloidal dispersions of nanosheets for catalysis

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Researchers from the ICN2 Nanostructured Functional Materials Group, in collaboration with other institutions, have used a liquid phase exfoliation process to obtain nanosheets with enhanced electrocatalytical properties. The work is published in ...

Sep 21, 2020

Quantum dot photovoltaics make a lasting impression

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A process developed at KAUST for depositing extremely thin and smooth films can make it easier to manufacture stable solar cells based on quantum dot technology.

Sep 21, 2020

NASA's IRIS spots nanojets: Shining light on heating the solar corona

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Researchers report the first ever clear images of nanojets -- bright thin lights that travel perpendicular to the magnetic structures in the solar atmosphere, called the corona -- in a process that reveals the existence of one of the potential cor...

Sep 21, 2020

NASA's IRIS spots nanojets: Shining light on heating the solar corona

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In a paper published today in Nature Astronomy, researchers report the first ever clear images of nanojets—bright thin lights that travel perpendicular to the magnetic structures in the solar atmosphere, called the corona—in a process that reveals...

Sep 21, 2020

New nanocomposite material revs up pursuit of advanced electric vehicles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers used new techniques to create a composite that increases the electrical current capacity of copper wires, providing a new material that can be scaled for use in ultra-efficient, power-dense electric vehicle traction motors.

Sep 21, 2020

Scientists propose multifunctional liquid metal nanocapsules

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Liquid metals (LMs) are promising for applications in flexible electronics and biomimetic functional composites. Nanometerization and surface modification of LMs are usually used to improve their substrate affinity and processing properties. In mo...

Sep 21, 2020

Towards chirality control of graphene nanoribbons embedded in hexagonal boron nitride

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Researchers report the successful control over the chirality of graphene nanoribbons embedded in hexagonal boron nitride nano-trenches, whose direction can be modulated by different catalytic cutting particles.

Sep 21, 2020

Colloidal dispersions of nanosheets for catalysis

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have used a liquid phase exfoliation process to obtain nanosheets with enhanced electrocatalytical properties.

Sep 21, 2020

Scientists propose multifunctional liquid metal nanocapsules

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New research revealed that liquid metals can initiate free radical polymerization of vinyl monomer under ultrasonication.

Sep 21, 2020

High-sensitivity nanoscale chemical imaging with hard x-ray nano-XANES

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X-rays with excellent penetration power and high chemical sensitivity are suited to understand heterogeneous materials. In a new report on Science Advances, A. Pattammattel, and a team of scientists at the National Synchrotron Light Source in New ...

Sep 21, 2020

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