Battery researchers have developed a self-standing mesoporous silicon (Si) film anode for lithium-ion batteries. This film electrode does not need carbon additives and binders to connect particles like typical slurry-based electrodes, but it still exhibits excellent battery performance.
Mar 31st, 2022
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Scientists have created a model to probe the role of emergent elastic fields in chiral molecular crystals.
Mar 31st, 2022
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A collaborative new study demonstrates topological control capabilities in an acoustic system, with implications for applications such as 5G communications and quantum information processing.
Mar 30th, 2022
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A new study of an international team of chemists introduces a breakthrough in making nanocrystals function together electronically. The research may open the doors to future devices, such as next-generation displays or solar cells.
Mar 30th, 2022
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Researchers have successfully designed a bio-inspired molecule that can direct gold atoms to form perfect nanoscale stars. The work is an important step toward understanding and controlling metal nanoparticle shape and creating advanced materials with tunable properties.
Mar 30th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a cost-effective way of synthesizing manganese ferrite nanoparticles that act as simultaneous contrast agents for PET and MRI. These nanoparticles are catalytic and induce tumor growth inhibition in preclinical breast cancer studies.
Mar 30th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a platform that can control the properties of solid materials with light and measure them.
Mar 30th, 2022
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Researchers say the sensor combines accuracy levels approaching that of PCR testing with the speed of rapid antigen tests, and could be used for mass testing at airports, schools, and hospitals.
Mar 29th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a new, greener nano asphalt binder that produces a new type of asphalt which uses less energy and produces less vapours and greenhouse gas emissions.
Mar 29th, 2022
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Researchers successfully increased the levels of energy absorbed by wafer-thin photovoltaic panels by 25%. Their solar panels, just one micrometre thick, convert light into electricity more efficiently than others as thin.
Mar 29th, 2022
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Glass objects which glow in the dark, glass containers that heat up and cool down, or glass control knobs and switches that eliminate viruses and bacteria by themselves - all this seems to completely contradict our everyday experience of what glass can do. And yet, it is now within reach.
Mar 29th, 2022
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A bandage that releases medication as soon as an infection starts in a wound could treat injuries more efficiently. Researchers are currently working on polymer fibers that soften as soon as the environment heats up due to an infection, thereby releasing antimicrobial drugs.
Mar 29th, 2022
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Scientists have developed a passivation strategy for quasi-2D perovskite emitters to explore the relationship between defects and thermal quenching.
Mar 28th, 2022
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With the advent of cutting-edge apparatus that can image samples at the atomic scale, scientists found that traditional molecular models did not fit the images they saw. Researchers have devised a better way to visualize molecules building on these traditional methods.
Mar 28th, 2022
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Engineers develop method for economical mass production of insulating material.
Mar 28th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a flexible electronic catheter that integrates electrospun nanofibers with irreversible electroporation to achieve efficient circulating tumor cell enrichment and complete killing of circulating tumor cells.
Mar 28th, 2022
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