Going back to basics yields a printable, transparent plastic that's highly conductive
It was a simple idea—maybe even too simple to work.
Polymers
Dec 2, 2022
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News tagged with oxidizer
Nanotech OLED electrode liberates 20% more light, could slash display power consumption
A new electrode that could free up 20% more light from organic light-emitting diodes has been developed at the University of Michigan. It could help extend the battery life of smartphones and laptops, or make next-gen televisions ...
Nanophysics
Jun 25, 2021
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Finally, the answer to a 'burning' 40-year-old question
We've known for decades that catalysts speed up the reaction that reduces harmful industrial emissions. And now, we know exactly how they do it.
Materials Science
Oct 24, 2019
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Diamonds and rust at the Earth's core-mantle boundary
Steel rusts by water and air on the Earth's surface. But what about deep inside the Earth's interior?
Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2022
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Sub-diffraction optical writing enables data storage at the nanoscale
The total amount of data generated worldwide is expected to reach 175 zettabytes (1 ZB equals 1 billion terabytes) by 2025. If 175 ZB were stored on Blu-ray disks, the stack would be 23 times the distance to the moon. There ...
Nanophysics
Feb 26, 2021
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Researchers create world's first energy-saving paint—inspired by butterflies
University of Central Florida researcher Debashis Chanda, a professor in UCF's NanoScience Technology Center, has drawn inspiration from butterflies to create the first environmentally friendly, large-scale and multicolor ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 8, 2023
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Carbon-coated nickel enables a hydrogen fuel cell free of precious metals
A nitrogen-doped, carbon-coated nickel anode can catalyze an essential reaction in hydrogen fuel cells at a fraction of the cost of the precious metals currently used, Cornell University researchers have found.
Materials Science
Mar 23, 2022
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A 40-year-old catalyst unveils its secrets
Titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) is not a new catalyst: It has been almost 40 years since its development and the discovery of its ability to convert propylene into propylene oxide, an important basic chemical in the chemical ...
Materials Science
Nov 2, 2020
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Reduced emissions during the pandemic led to increased climate warming, reveals study
The COVID pandemic shutdowns in South Asia greatly reduced the concentration of short-lived cooling particles in the air, while the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases was barely affected. Researchers were thus able ...
Environment
May 31, 2023
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Snowball's chance in Earth and early signs of life
New research led by the University of St Andrews helps answer one of the most asked questions in geoscience, when did Earth start to become habitable to complex life?
Earth Sciences
Jun 2, 2020
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