News tagged with electrochemical properties

Reusable templates for the production of nanowires

Scientists from Argonne National Laboratory CNM's Nanofabrication and Electronic and Magnetic Materials and Devices groups, working with users from the University of Wisconsin-Stevenson Point, discovered a ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A 'super sensor' for cancer and CSIs

Like the sensitive seismographs that can pick up tremors of impending earthquakes long before they strike, a similar invention from Tel Aviv University researchers may change the face of molecular biology.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Nanotechnology for solar energy conversion systems

EU researchers extensively characterised the self-organisation of nanotubes and developed novel compositions particularly appropriate to solar energy conversion applications.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calling familiar assumptions into question results in better materials design

(Phys.org) -- Carbon and fluorine are at the heart of a family of chemical compounds that can be used for nonstick coatings, blood substitutes, and seemingly everything in between.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2

Copper -- the stuff of pennies and tea kettles -- is also one of the few metals that can turn carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels with relatively little energy. When fashioned into an electrode and stimulated ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

New process converts polyethylene into carbon fiber

(PhysOrg.com) -- Common material such as polyethylene used in plastic bags could be turned into something far more valuable through a process being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop graphene supercapacitor holding promise for portable electronics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrochemical capacitors (ECs), also known as supercapacitors or ultracapacitors, differ from regular capacitors that you would find in your TV or computer in that they store substantially ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (25) | comments 30 | with audio podcast

Two for one: Simultaneous size and electrochemical measurement of nanomaterials

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have done a mash-up of two very different experimental techniques—neutron scattering and electrochemical measurements—to ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Liquid batteries could level the load

The biggest drawback to many real or proposed sources of clean, renewable energy is their intermittency: The wind doesn’t always blow, the sun doesn’t always shine, and so the power they produce ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 37 | with audio podcast

Algal protein gives boost to electrochemical water splitting

Photosynthesis is considered the 'Holy Grail' in the field of sustainable energy generation because it directly converts solar energy into storable fuel using nothing but water and carbon dioxide (CO2). Scientists ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The future cometh: Science, technology and humanity at Singularity Summit 2011 (Part II)

(PhysOrg.com) -- In its essence, technology can be seen as our perpetually evolving attempt to extend our sensorimotor cortex into physical reality: From the earliest spears and boomerangs augmenting our arms, horses and ...

Technology / Other

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (23) | comments 42 | with audio podcast feature

Putting the squeeze on batteries (w/ video)

People depend on lithium-ion batteries every day to power cellphones, laptops and other electronic devices, and perhaps one day to run cars. This video shows how Craig Arnold, an associate professor of mechanical ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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