Nanogenerator Powers an E-watch with Energy from Wrist Movement

Self-powered electronic watch uses high-tech mechanism to harvest the energy of the wrist movement, paving the way to battery-free devices. A team of scientists, led...

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...

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...
Lithium-Sulfur Battery Improved by the Addition of Graphene Oxide

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...

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...
Caltech’s Dr. David Boyd and Dr. Nai-Chang Yeh, who stumbled upon a fast and cheap graphene manufacturing process.

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...
Titanium Carbide MXene Could Increase Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity

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...
Stereographic Image of Graphene Modeled in Paper - Still Not as Cool as the Real Thing

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...
Nanoparticle Coating Protects Turbojet Engines Parts and Increases Fuel Efficiency

Nanoparticle Coating Increases Aircraft Fuel Efficiency and Engine Life

Aircraft engines, specifically the turbojets that are used on aircraft from the humble passenger plane to the monstrous C-17, burns millions of tons of...