A novel dry solid lubricant includes diamond nanoparticles. It creates a surface coating that reduces friction 20-fold compared to oil-based lubricants.
Jun 9, 2020
Scientists found a new way to build silicon nanodisks - extremely tiny, flat, round objects. With this new technology, scientists can guide light along the outside of these tiny structures in a way they have never been able to before.
Jun 9, 2020
The materials can store large amounts of hydrogen and methane in their nanoscopic pores The post Ultraporous metal-organic frameworks could make clean energy carriers appeared first on Physics World.
Jun 9, 2020
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a hybrid material constructed from a metal oxide nanosheet and a light-absorbing molecule for splitting water molecules to obtain dihydrogen (H2) under sunlight. Since H2 can ...
Jun 9, 2020
For the first time, researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia, have demonstrated the synthesis of ultra-thin graphitic materials at room temperature using organic fuels. These fuels can be as simple as basic alcoho...
Jun 9, 2020
Rice University scientists have developed an easy and affordable tool to count and characterize nanoparticles. The Rice labs of
Jun 9, 2020
Analytik reports how the renowned Quadram Institute (Norwich, UK) has invested in a ZetaView Nanoparticle Tracking Analyser to help them develop a new approach for vaccine delivery based on engineering the natural ability of resident gut bacteria ...
Jun 9, 2020
A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory synthesized a tiny structure with high
Jun 9, 2020
New roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens. A new way of making large sheets of... The post New Generation of Lightweight, Flexible Solar Cells and Display Screens U...
Jun 9, 2020
The research showed how microscale bumps, combined with a nanoscale layer of wax, shatter and spread these drops to protect fragile surfaces from physical damage and hypothermia risk.
Jun 9, 2020
