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Silver Nanodiscs on MoS2 Hold Promise for LED Applications

A team from the McCormick School of Engineering have fabricated a silver nanodisc series arranged in a periodic manner over molybdenum disulfide (MoS2).

31 Mar 2015

PVDF Incorporated with Carbon Nanotubes and Buckyballs Could Improve its Electricity Generating Properties

Walter Voit, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) along with co-researchers has successfully incorporated carbon nanotubes and “buckyball” clusters in PVDF material to improve its electricity-generating properties.

27 Mar 2015

Texas A&M Researchers Develop Innovative Biomaterial to Treat Hard-to-Heal Bone Breaks and Defects

A team of researchers from Texas A&M University has developed a novel material capable of activating cells to aid bone formation, paving the way to treat bone defects and breaks that are hard to heal.

24 Mar 2015

Atomic-Scale Defects in Graphene Allow Aqueous Protons to “Hop” Through

Scientists at the Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures, and Transport (FIRST) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) have demonstrated that graphene could be used as a proton-selective permeable membrane, which could form the basis for better efficient energy technologies that include improved fuel cells. The FIRST EFRC is led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

19 Mar 2015

New Ultrathin Flexible Material Capable of Changing Colour on Demand

An ultrathin flexible material developed by the researchers at the University of California at Berkeley behaves as a chameleon-like skin by changing colour on demand during the application of force.

13 Mar 2015

Designing the ‘Holy Grail’ of Material Science

Physicists at Utrecht University have theoretically designed the 'holy grail' of material science. The material possesses graphene’s special electronic properties along with some properties which graphene does not have at room temperature.

13 Mar 2015

Researchers Create High-Performance Ultrathin Polymeric Insulator for Field-Effect Transistors

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed ultrathin polymer insulators which play an important role in field-effect transistors (FETs) or low-power soft electronics.

10 Mar 2015

Study of Atomic-Scale Deformation Mechanisms to Understand Nanomaterial Behavior

Researchers at the Drexel University, the University of Pittsburgh and the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new method to view and analyze atomic-scale deformation mechanisms.

10 Mar 2015

NanoSteel Expands Material Capabilities for Additive Manufacturing

The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nano-structured steel materials design, today announced the expansion of the company’s additive manufacturing (AM) material capabilities to support metal 3D printing of complex high hardness parts and the ability to customize properties layer-by-layer through gradient material design.

From The NanoSteel® Company 6 Mar 2015

New Cathode Design to Improve Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside have developed a new method of using silica-coated sulfur nanoparticles coated to prevent the phenomenon called "polysulfide shuttling" in lithium-sulfur batteries.

3 Mar 2015

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology News

Silver Nanodiscs on MoS2 Hold Promise for LED Applications

PVDF Incorporated with Carbon Nanotubes and Buckyballs Could Improve its Electricity Generating Properties

Texas A&M Researchers Develop Innovative Biomaterial to Treat Hard-to-Heal Bone Breaks and Defects

Atomic-Scale Defects in Graphene Allow Aqueous Protons to “Hop” Through

New Ultrathin Flexible Material Capable of Changing Colour on Demand

Designing the ‘Holy Grail’ of Material Science

Researchers Create High-Performance Ultrathin Polymeric Insulator for Field-Effect Transistors

Study of Atomic-Scale Deformation Mechanisms to Understand Nanomaterial Behavior

NanoSteel Expands Material Capabilities for Additive Manufacturing

New Cathode Design to Improve Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

TSL-570: High Performance Tunable Laser

Advanced Reconstruction Toolbox from ZEISS

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Sheet Resistance Measurement on TOPCon Solar Cells

The Link Between FIB-SEM and TEM

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology News

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

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2Recycled Milled Carbon Fibers for Automotive Parts Manufacturing

3NanoMOFs: Enhancing Anti-Counterfeiting Through Multi-Spectral Photonic Security

4Developing Digital Twins for Durable 3D-Printed Military Parts

5Improving Wound Care with Bioactive Material-Based Dressings

6Neutrinos are at Least a Million Times Lighter Than Electrons

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