Organic photovoltaics have achieved remarkably high efficiencies, but finding optimum combinations of materials for high-performance organic solar cells, which are also economically competitive, still presents a challenge. Researchers from the Uni...
Mar 27, 2019
It is for the first time that physicists investigated the behavior of particles in a dusty plasma at a temperature below 2 K. The experiment showed that at extremely low temperatures nanoclusters can form in the plasma, and the synthesis of polyme...
Mar 27, 2019
Inspired by natural pitcher plant surface that exhibits a peculiar slippery property, a novel slippery lubricant-impregnated porous surface (SLIPS) based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), referred to as SLIPS-TENG, is developed to efficiently ha...
Mar 27, 2019
The novel filter is said to demonstrate better performance in terms of breathability, filtration efficiency and shelf life....
Mar 27, 2019
Theoretical approach for assembling nanoparticles uses an idea similar to separated vinaigrettes.
Mar 26, 2019
Materials scientists have theorized a new 'oil-and-vinegar' approach to engineering self-assembling materials of unusual architectures made out of spherical nanoparticles. The resulting structures could prove useful to applications in op...
Mar 26, 2019
Materials scientists at Duke University have theorized a new "oil-and-vinegar" approach to engineering self-assembling materials of unusual architectures made out of spherical nanoparticles. The resulting structures could prove useful to...
Mar 26, 2019
Silver, gold and copper nanowires are leading contenders for next-generation nanoscale devices, however greater understanding of how they
Mar 26, 2019
Picosun Group, a leading supplier of advanced ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating technology for industrial production, reports excellent results in conformal ALD coatings for solid-state...
Mar 26, 2019
Tiny nanoclusters of metal atoms—such as gold and silver—have properties which mean they can be used as semiconductors, a joint Swansea-Hamburg research team has discovered.
Mar 26, 2019
