Dropping the carbon from a key battery component could enable long-life,...
Zinc-air batteries are one of the most promising solutions for the large-scale storage of intermittently-generated renewable electricity from solar, wind or tidal: they are non-flammable, inexpensive...
View ArticleScientists predict new high-energy compounds
Using theoretical methods, an international group of scientists led by Artem R. Oganov, Professor of Skoltech, Stony Brook University and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology predicted unusual...
View ArticleSmart multi-layered magnetic material acts as an electric switch
The nanometric-size islands of magnetic metal sporadically spread between vacuum gaps display unique conductive properties under a magnetic field. In a recent study published in EPJ Plus, Anatoliy...
View ArticleNew hybrid inks for printed, flexible electronics without sintering
Research scientists at INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials have developed a new type of hybrid inks which allows electronic circuits to be applied to paper directly from a pen.
View ArticleA new method developed for measuring carbon nanotubes
With this method can be measured e.g. the number of single walled carbon nanotubes and their concentration in a carbon nanotube layer.
View ArticleWonder material? Novel nanotube structure strengthens thin films for flexible...
Reflecting the structure of composites found in nature and the ancient world, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have synthesized thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles that...
View ArticleExploring the conversion of heat to electricity in single molecules
The direct conversion of a temperature difference into electricity, known as the thermoelectric effect, is an environmentally friendly approach to directly harvesting electricity from heat. The ability...
View ArticleNew graphene sensor to improve hepatitis diagnosis
A new UK-China collaborative project is developing a sensor to provide an easy, low-cost method of diagnosing hepatitis on the spot using graphene – an advanced 2-D material known for its high...
View ArticleImproving the prediction model of Spanish power grid's vulnerability in solar...
In September 1859, a large solar flare caused the most violent geomagnetic storm ever recorded. The Carrington Event was so powerful that it destroyed the telegraph systems of that time. Today,...
View ArticleMaking flexible electronics with nanowire networks
A smartphone touchscreen is an impressive piece of technology. It displays information and responds to a user's touch. But as many people know, it's easy to break key elements of the transparent,...
View ArticleA solid-state electrolyte that is able to compete with liquid electrolytes...
Liquid lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are dangerous. They can leak or ignite rapidly if they become overheated. So-called solid-state lithium-ion batteries are a way of reducing these risks....
View ArticleDiagnosing obesity by mathematically estimating abdominal fat
Abdominal obesity, or fat that accumulates around one's stomach and abdomen, has long been considered to pose a high health risk in individuals. Hence, measurement of "central obesity"—as it's often...
View ArticleManipulating Earth-abundant materials to harness the sun's energy
Depositing one layer of atoms at a time can result in materials that greatly improve fuel cells, batteries and other devices. In this research, scientists precisely added chromium to iron oxides to...
View ArticleAntiaromatic molecule displays record electrical conductance
Researchers demonstrate high electrical conductance for an antiaromatic nickel complex—an order of magnitude higher than for a similar aromatic complex. Since the conductance is also tunable by...
View ArticleConductivity key to mapping water inside Earth
Hydrogen at elevated temperature creates high electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle.
View ArticlePhysicists turn a crystal into an electrical circuit
Washington State University physicists have found a way to write an electrical circuit into a crystal, opening up the possibility of transparent, three-dimensional electronics that, like an Etch A...
View ArticleScientists discover unique thermoelectric properties in cesium tin iodide
A newly discovered collective rattling effect in a type of crystalline semiconductor blocks most heat transfer while preserving high electrical conductivity - a rare pairing that scientists say could...
View ArticleSuper-light graphene and ceramic metamaterial possesses high strength, other...
A new featherweight, flame-resistant and super-elastic "metamaterial" has been shown to combine high strength with electrical conductivity and thermal insulation, suggesting potential applications from...
View ArticleScientists find new method to control electronic properties of nanocrystals
Researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Stony Brook University, and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered new effects of an important method...
View ArticleActing like a muscle, nano-sized device lifts 165 times its own weight
Imagine repeatedly lifting 165 times your weight without breaking a sweat—a feat normally reserved for heroes like Spider-Man.
View ArticleResearchers develop advanced material for ultra-stable, high capacity...
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully designed a novel organic material of superior electrical conductivity and energy retention capability for use in...
View ArticlePressure between layers of stacked graphene oxide nanosheets increases with heat
Graphene is a sheet of carbon that is only one atom thick, and it has drawn worldwide attention as a new material. A research group from Kumamoto University, Japan has discovered that pressure can be...
View ArticleNew ultralight silver nanowire aerogel is boon for energy and electronics...
A new ultralight silver nanowire aerogel could be a boost to the energy and electronics industries.
View ArticleMaterials with a special kind of boundary between crystal grains can deform...
Most metals and semiconductors, from the steel in a knife blade to the silicon in a solar panel, are made up of many tiny crystalline grains. The way these grains meet at their edges can have a major...
View ArticleReusing waste energy with 2-D electron gas
More than 60 percent of the energy produced by fossil fuels is lost as heat. Thermoelectric energy conversion has attracted much attention as a way to convert waste heat from power plants, factories...
View ArticleResearch team develops new composite material made of carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes are extremely lightweight, electrically highly conductive, and more stable than steel. Due to their unique properties, they are ideal for numerous applications, including...
View ArticleThermoelectric power generation at room temperature: Coming soon?
Thermoelectric (TE) materials could play a key role in future technologies. Although the applications of these remarkable compounds have long been explored, they are mostly limited to high-temperature...
View ArticleSolid-state physics offers insights into dielectric properties of biomaterials
A team of Russian, Czech and German researchers has gained a new perspective on the properties of three materials of biological origin. Besides two reference materials with well-studied...
View ArticleStudy shines new light on how Salmonella 'die' at low temperatures
The most economical way to kill bacteria that cause common food-borne illnesses—mostly caused by Salmonella enterica—is heat, but, the mechanisms that kill Salmonella at lower temperatures were not...
View ArticleInvisible, stretchable circuits to shape next-gen tech
Electrically conductive films that are optically transparent have a central role in a wide range of electronics applications, from touch screens and video displays to photovoltaics. These conductors...
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