New type of electrolyte could enhance supercapacitor performance
Novel class of 'ionic liquids' may store more energy than conventional electrolytes - with less risk of catching fire.
Aug 13th, 2019
Read moreNovel class of 'ionic liquids' may store more energy than conventional electrolytes - with less risk of catching fire.
Aug 13th, 2019
Read moreThe common opinion is that organic semiconductors are sensitive and unstable and hence cannot keep up with their inorganic counterparts. As researchers demonstrate, this impression has to change.
Aug 13th, 2019
Read moreIn a study, researchers exploited an interaction between light and sound waves to suppress the scattering of light from material defects - which could lead to improved fiber optic communication.
Aug 12th, 2019
Read moreInnovative new electron spectroscopy technique pushes the limits of nanospectroscopy for materials design.
Aug 12th, 2019
Read moreA new spectroscopic method now makes it possible to measure and visualise the energetic landscape inside solar cells based on organic materials.
Aug 12th, 2019
Read moreChemists find new path to make strong 2D material better for applications.
Aug 12th, 2019
Read moreUnderstanding the 'magic angle' - a specific orientation between the stacked graphene that yields special electric properties - could pave the way to realizing the dream of room-temperature superconductors, which could transmit enormous electric currents while producing zero heat.
Aug 12th, 2019
Read moreNew atom-flat compounds show promise for optoelectronics, advanced computing.
Aug 12th, 2019
Read moreA recent study shows that native viruses can be employed as a scaffold to immobilise photoactive molecules to potentially oxidise organic pollutants present in wastewater, under visible light irradiation.
Aug 12th, 2019
Read moreResearchers are offering a novel solution for high-yield nanowire production from zinc oxide - a cheaper and environmentally friendlier material, compared to the rare earth elements such as indium, arsenic or gallium often used in electronics production.
Aug 12th, 2019
Read moreResearch team shows how to manipulate gold nanoparticle temperatures with lasers.
Aug 10th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have developed a new way to determine whether or not single drug-delivery nanoparticles will successfully hit their intended targets - by simply analyzing each nanoparticle's distinct movements in real time.
Aug 9th, 2019
Read moreStretchable, integrated mesh nanoelectronics grow with the developing cells.
Aug 9th, 2019
Read moreScientists are developing a new class of thin-film electronics, which they call 'fleco-ionics'. This comes from flexible, eco-friendly electronics, and the grand goal of the study is to find green alternatives, to reduce the explosively growing amount of electronic waste.
Aug 9th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have turned to ordered metal nanowire meshes that provide high transmissivity (due to the small diameters of the nanowires), high electrical connectivity (due to the many contact points in the mesh) and use more common elements to fabricate transparent electrodes.
Aug 9th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have succeeded to trap sunlight efficiently in a solar cell thanks to an ultrathin absorbing layer made of 205 nm-thick GaAs on a nanostructured back mirror. With this new architecture, an efficiency of nearly 20% was obtained.
Aug 9th, 2019
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