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Nanophysics Apr 30, 2020

Intricate magnetic configuration of 3-D nanoscale gyroid networks revealed

A multinational team of researchers from Tohoku University and institutions in the UK, Germany and Switzerland has revealed the magnetic states of nanoscale gyroids, 3-D chiral network-like nanostructures. The findings add ...

Nanomaterials Jan 29, 2020

Hybrid technique to produce stronger nickel for auto, medical, manufacturing

Nickel is a widely used metal in the manufacturing industry for both industrial and advanced material processes. Now, Purdue University innovators have created a hybrid technique to fabricate a new form of nickel that may ...

Condensed Matter Apr 12, 2019

Researchers discover an economical way to produce high-performance thin films for electronics

Researchers at Missouri S&T have found an unprecedented, economical method for creating high-performance inorganic thin films, or "epitaxial" films, used in the manufacture of semiconductors for flexible electronics, LEDs ...

Condensed Matter Jul 30, 2018

Material scientists use stimulated Raman scattering microscopy to observe ions moving in liquid electrolyte

Lithium metal batteries hold tremendous promise for next-generation energy storage because the lithium metal negative electrode has 10 times more theoretical specific capacity than the graphite electrode used in commercial ...

Nanophysics Jul 25, 2018

Researchers use nanotechnology to improve the accuracy of measuring devices

Scientists from National Research University Higher School of Economics and collaborators have synthesized multi-layered nanowires in order to study their magnetoresistance properties. Improving this effect will allow scientists ...

Robotics Jun 5, 2018

Team invents world's first nickel-hydroxide actuating material that can be triggered by both light and electricity

Over the past 30 years, researchers have studied actuating materials that can reversibly change their volume under various stimuli in order to develop micro- and biomimetic robots, artificial muscles and medical devices.

Materials Science Aug 24, 2017

Researchers report better way to create organic bioelectronics

With increasing scientific and medical interest in communication with the nervous system, demand is growing for biomedical devices that can better record and stimulate the nervous system, as well as deliver drugs and biomolecules ...

Nanomaterials May 5, 2017

Dendrite-free lithium metal anodes using N-doped graphene matrix

Recently, Researchers in Tsinghua University have proposed a nitrogen-doped graphene matrix with densely and uniformly distributed lithiophilic functional groups for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes, appearing in the journal ...

Materials Science Apr 26, 2017

Stabilizing molecule could pave way for lithium-air fuel cell

Lithium-oxygen fuel cells boast energy density levels comparable to fossil fuels and are thus seen as a promising candidate for future transportation-related energy needs.

Materials Science Mar 23, 2017

Promising results obtained with a new electrocatalyst that reduces the need for platinum

Platinum is a very expensive metal and it is therefore one of the bottlenecks hindering the growth of renewable energy. Platinum is used as the catalyst in electrolysers that store electric energy as chemical compounds, and ...

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