New Nano-Porous Silver Electrocatalyst Could Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Sustainable Energy

New nano-porous silver electrocatalyst, developed by a team of researchers from University of Delaware, is a promising new discovery that can provide solution to...
Graphene - Superpowered?

What Is Graphene, Anyway?

We’ve covered graphene on this site a number of times, but of course, what is it? Where does it come from? What does it...

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...

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...
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...

Water Repellent Material Created by Lasers Could Help Solar Panels

A revolutionary new laser method for etching metals resulted in the development of super water repelling material. It makes water droplets bounce off it, taking all...
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...

Move Over Giant Hard Drives, Scientists Store 1TB of Data in a Spoon of...

Advances in the field of nanotechnology have managed to completely transform our portable electronic gadgets from what they used to be. The most fascinating part...
KIST Graphene Easier and Cheaper to Produce

Plastic Graphene Substitute Developed in Korea

For all the properties of the latest wünder-material, graphene, it still remains an expensive acquisition, making even graphene research and development an expensive proposition. The...

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...