7 Reasons Why New Cell-Inspired Membrane Revolutionizes Water Treatment and Metal Recovery
Gecko’s feet for adhesion, lotus leaf for hydrophobicity, moth’s eyes for reduction of reflectivity in solar cells, and electric eels for power generation –...
Single Molecule Piezoelectricity Opens New Opportunities for Nanodevices
Piezoelectricity – the principle behind a quartz watch, voice recognition software, microphones, etc. – is the conversion of mechanical energy into electricity and vice...
New Nanotech Material Could Solve On-Vehicle Hydrogen Storage Problems
Scientists from Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National Laboratories developed a hydro-storage system using nanotechnology. This innovative storage system can draw a futuristic picture with hydrogen-powered...
Could Graphene Rescue Lithium-Sulfur Battery Technology?
Theoretically-speaking, lithium-sulfur batteries could be vastly superior to current lithium-ion battery technology, except for a couple of debilitating problems. Recent research done...
Converting Carbon Dioxide to Methane Now Possible With Rhodium
Using UV light, Duke University researchers managed to develop nanoparticles that act as a catalyzer while converting carbon dioxide into methane.
This new nanoparticle requires...
Cheaper Graphene Possible, say Caltech Researchers
Since its official discovery just over a decade ago, graphene has taken the scientific world by storm, and scientists and researchers are just scratching...
Principle Behind Stained Glass Colors Solar Future Bright
Researchers from the FOM Institute AMOLF in the Netherlands and Caltech recently made a breakthrough in solar power, by drawing inspiration from stained glass.
For...
Saltwater Graphene Generator Discovered
Scientists and researchers are still coming up with ways to use graphene, perhaps the greatest wünder-material in recent memory.
Graphene, an atom-thick single-layer two-dimensional lattice...
MXenes: The Graphene-Like Material That Could Revolutionize Lithium-Ion Batteries
We've heard a lot about graphene, a single-layer hexagonal arrangement of carbon atoms, about which it has been said might revolutionize lithium-ion battery, water...
Graphene Synthetic Fuel Catalyst Developed by University of Illinois at Chicago
Synthetic fuels can turn practically any vehicle carbon-neutral, since the vehicle would emit the same carbon dioxide that was used to make the fuel...
