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Magnetizing water drops to make them hop

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A small combined team of material scientists from Sun Yat-sen University and Dalian University of Technology, both in China, has found that it is possible to make a single drop of water hop in desired ways by putting a magnetic particle inside of ...

Feb 29, 2024

Machine learning innovations and applications in nanotechnology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Explore how machine learning impacts nanoscience and nanotechnology, leading to breakthroughs in material science, diagnostics, and energy solutions.

Feb 29, 2024

Scintil Poised to Boost PIC Production Capabilities with Tower Semiconductor

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) supplier Scintil Photonics has integrated III-V distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and amplifiers with standard silicon photonics technology in production at Tower Semiconductor. The integration technology grants...

Feb 29, 2024

Chiral Powers Next-Generation Electronics With Nanomaterials as It Raises $3.8m

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chipmaking has become one of the world’s most critical technologies in the last two decades. The main driver of this explosive growth has been the continuous scaling of silicon technology (widely known as the Moore’s Law).

Feb 29, 2024

G6 Materials announces license agreement for graphene coatings technology

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

G6 Materials, a high-tech company with expertise in advanced materials and developing innovative composites for a wide range of industrial uses, has recently entered into an agreement to acquire a license from Graphene Corp. regarding intellectual...

Feb 29, 2024

Unlocking the Secrets of Dynamic Piezoelectricity in Ferroelectric Hafnia

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Hafnium oxide thin films are a fascinating class of materials with robust ferroelectric properties in the nanometer range. While the ferroelectric behavior is extensively studied, results on piezoelectric effects have so far remained mysterious. A...

Feb 28, 2024

Researchers unveil molecules that could turbocharge organic solar cells

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

In a groundbreaking study published in Nano Research on February 6, a team of researchers has unveiled a revolutionary molecule, 3PNIN, designed like a propeller, which promises to significantly enhance the efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs)...

Feb 28, 2024

Lyten's graphene-enhanced lithium-sulfur batteries selected as the power source for Chrysler's new Halcyon Concept electric vehicle

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Chrysler recently announced its Halcyon Concept electric vehicle, that plans to incorporate Lyten’s lithium-sulfur EV batteries as part of its goal to achieve a lighter weight and longer-range vehicle powered by batteries that utilize no nickel or...

Feb 28, 2024

Want fewer microplastics in your tap water? Try boiling it first

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere -- water, soil and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid of these plastic bits, one unexpectedly effective solution for cleaning up drinking water, specifically, mig...

Feb 28, 2024

Study unlocks nanoscale secrets for designing next-generation solar cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The work will help researchers tune surface properties of perovskites, a promising alternative and supplement to silicon, for more efficient photovoltaics.

Feb 28, 2024

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