Using two types of “designer” quantum dots, researchers are creating double-pane solar windows that generate electricity with greater efficiency and create…
Compared with the commercial graphite (theoretical-capacity 372 mAh g-1), the LiCoO2 has a low specific capacity of 150 mAh g-1 which becomes a big bottleneck…
Researchers at University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) report a new physical model that shows how the topology of a porous material…
Taking into account high levels of environmental pollution in the modern world, it is important to develop new sensitive devices able to identify molecules in…
Therefore, controlling the flexibility of MOFs, or rational design and synthesis of MOFs with specified flexibility and dynamism, are of practical importance….
Osaka – Thermoelectric (TE) materials could play a key role in future technologies. Although the applications of these remarkable compounds have long been…
NMR involves applying a strong magnetic field to sample and then zapping it with pulses of radio waves. The magnetic field aligns the magnetic moments, or…
Porous particles of calcium and silicate show potential as building blocks for a host of applications like self-healing materials, bone-tissue engineering,…
Low-cost organic semiconductor materials belong to four-level laser system that facilitates the realizing of population inversion. Organic lasers are…
Felix N. Castellano, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Chair of Chemistry at NC State, had previously shown that semiconductor nanocrystals could transfer…
Nanoscale heat flow plays a crucial role in many modern electronic and optoelectronic applications, such as thermal management, photodetection, thermoelectrics…
The replicability of results from scientific studies has become a major source of concern in the research community, particularly in the social sciences and…
To rapidly transport the right ions through the cell membrane, the tiny channels rely on a complex interplay between the ions and surrounding molecules,…
Light-weight and simultaneously strong – porous metallic nanomaterials promise interesting applications as, for instance, for future aeroplanes with enhanced…
Mobile phone speakers and motion detectors in cars and video games may soon be powered by electricity generated from low cost and sustainable biomaterials,…
How a material breaks may be the most important property to consider when designing layered composites that mimic those found in nature. A method by Rice…
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