Thermal storage systems based on zeolite materials offer great potential, but have so far suffered from a lack of efficient heat transfer between storage material and heat exchanger. Researchers now have found a new way to coat zeolite granulate, so that an efficient heat transfer is made possible.
Nov 5th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a powerful, low-cost method for recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel, and turning food scraps and plastic rubbish into high-value products.
Nov 5th, 2020
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Scientists have developed a liquid window panel that can simultaneously block the sun to regulate solar transmission, while trapping thermal heat that can be released through the day and night, helping to reduce energy consumption in buildings.
Nov 5th, 2020
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Researchers have taken an important step toward developing a communications network that exchanges information across long distances by using photons, mass-less measures of light that are key elements of quantum computing and quantum communications systems.
Nov 4th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a system of gold nanorods that acts like a tiny light-driven motor, with its direction of motion is determined by the orientation of the motors. This work may lead to smaller and more precise nanomachines.
Nov 4th, 2020
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Novel technique yields a carbon nanotube forest of record length, potentially revolutionizing the future of many industries.
Nov 4th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a bio-based, luminescent, water-resistant wood film that could someday be used as cover panels for lamps, displays and laser devices.
Nov 4th, 2020
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Bio-compatible electrostrictive materials will play a leading role in the future generation of medical micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS).
Nov 4th, 2020
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The findings of this new research may change views about what limits the performance of organic solar cells, photodetectors and OLEDs.
Nov 4th, 2020
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Researchers use electrically charged polymers to detect biomarkers in body fluids. Not just one layer of this, but dozens. In this way they manage reaching a 25 times higher sensitivity.
Nov 4th, 2020
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The instrument could bring powerful sensing and imaging capabilities out of the lab and into hospitals, airports, or other settings.
Nov 4th, 2020
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This discovery provides a new route to design materials with tunable electrical and magnetic behaviors for potential applications in information storage and spintronics computing.
Nov 4th, 2020
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Researchers develop silicon nanoresonators that can control the scattering of light when excited by another laser. This research may lead to faster and completely optical computer switches and circuits.
Nov 4th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a patch made from fully rubbery electronics that can be placed directly on the heart to collect electrophysiological activity, temperature, heartbeat and other indicators, all at the same time.
Nov 4th, 2020
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A thin coating of the 2D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key ingredient in a cost-effective technology for desalinating industrial-strength brine.
Nov 4th, 2020
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A new study shows that it is possible to jet inks, containing tiny flakes of 2D materials such as graphene, to build up and mesh together the different layers of complex, customised electronic structures.
Nov 4th, 2020
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