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Elucidation of structural property in Li-ion batteries that deliver ultra-fast charging

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Tokyo Tech and Okayama University have greatly improved the performance of LiCoO2 cathodes in Li-ion batteries by decorating them with BaTiO3 nanodots. Most importantly, they elucidated the mechanism behind the measured results, conc...

Mar 12, 2019

Elucidation of structural property in Li-ion batteries that deliver ultra-fast charging: Improving Li-ion batteries by coating their cathode with BaTiO3 nanodots

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have found a way of greatly improving the performance of LiCoO2 cathodes in Li-ion batteries by decorating them with BaTiO3 nanodots. Most importantly, they elucidated the mechanism behind the measured results, concluding that the BaTiO...

Mar 12, 2019

Movie technology inspires wearable liquid unit that aims to harvest energy: Technology designed to advance self-powering devices such as consumer electronics and defense innovations

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers have created wearable technology to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. The team invented a liquid-metal-inclusion based triboelectric nanogenerator, called LMI-TENG.

Mar 12, 2019

Microscopic Robots Powered by Light Could Aid Medical Diagnostics

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Using novel nanofabrication techniques, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University have built micro-robots made from silicon and powered by solar cells. One million functional microscopic robots can be produced from a 4...

Mar 12, 2019

Super superlattices: The moiré patterns of three layers change the electronic properties of graphene

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Combining an atomically thin graphene and a boron nitride layer at a slightly rotated angle changes their electrical properties. Physicists at the University of Basel have now shown for the first time the combination with a third layer can result...

Mar 12, 2019

Graphene Technology Firm Set to Revolutionize Water Filtration Market

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A COMPANY using the transformational material, graphene, to revolutionize the water filtration industry has moved into new lab and office space to support plans to take its innovative product to...

Mar 12, 2019

Device that 'shakes' light a breakthrough In photonics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a device that combines mechanical vibration and optical fields to better control light particles. The device has demonstrated an efficient on-chip shaping of photons enabled by nanomechanics driven at microwave frequenci...

Mar 12, 2019

Device that 'shakes' light a breakthrough In photonics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a device that combines mechanical vibration and optical fields to better control light particles. The device has demonstrated an efficient on-chip shaping of photons enabled by nanomechanics driven at microwave frequenci...

Mar 12, 2019

Movie technology inspires wearable liquid unit that aims to harvest energy

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The Purdue team created wearable technology to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. The Purdue team invented a liquid-metal-inclusion based triboelectric nanogenerator, called LMI-TENG.

Mar 12, 2019

Mixed-cation perovskite solar cells in space

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) exhibiting outstanding efficiency, high power-per-weight, and excellent radiation resistance are considered to be the new-generation energy technology for space application. Now researchers report their attempt for th...

Mar 12, 2019

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