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New hybrid nanomaterial improves the performance of silicon in Li-ion batteries

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a new hybrid material of mesoporous silicon microparticles and carbon nanotubes that can improve the performance of silicon in Li-ion batteries. Advances in battery technology are essential for sustainable development an...

Apr 21, 2020

Diamonds shine in energy storage solution

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Dr. Haifei Zhan, from the QUT Centre for Materials Science, and his colleagues successfully modelled the mechanical energy storage and release capabilities of a diamond nanothread (DNT) bundle—a collection of ultrathin one-dimensional carbon threa...

Apr 21, 2020

Diamond nanothreads shine in energy storage solution

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have proposed the design of a new carbon nanostructure made from diamond nanothreads that could one day be used for mechanical energy storage, wearable technologies, and biomedical applications.

Apr 21, 2020

Terahertz science discloses the ultrafast photocarrier dynamics in carbon nanotubes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists come closer to unraveling the physics of quasiparticles in carbon nanotubes.

Apr 21, 2020

A nanostructured biosensor detects SARS-CoV-2 concentration in the air

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of researchers has succeeded in developing a novel sensor for detecting the new coronavirus. In future it could be used to measure the concentration of the virus in the environment -- for example in places where there are many people or in ...

Apr 21, 2020

Cool down fast to advance quantum nanotechnology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Rapidly cooling magnon particles proves a surprisingly effective way to create an elusive quantum state of matter, called a Bose-Einstein condensate. The discovery can help advance quantum physics research and is a step towards the long-term goal ...

Apr 21, 2020

Terahertz science discloses the ultrafast photocarrier dynamics in carbon nanotubes

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers from Osaka University, TU Wien, Nanyang Technological University, Rice University, University of Alberta and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale comes closer to unraveling the physics of quasiparticles in carbon nanotubes.

Apr 21, 2020

Diamonds shine in energy storage solution

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have proposed the design of a new carbon nanostructure made from diamond nanothreads that could one day be used for mechanical energy storage, wearable technologies, and biomedical applications.

Apr 21, 2020

Class project leads to a paper on nanoparticles in peer reviewed international journal

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

When a research idea is offered to a multidisciplinary class and it results in a journal paper that

Apr 21, 2020

Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis Make Software Available Free for Home Use

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis is pleased to announce the launch of AZtecTimed; a free, timed offline license for the whole of the AZtec suite1. This means that anyone with existing data from an...

Apr 21, 2020

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