Energy & Green Tech
Oct 10, 2018
Thin films for more efficient solar cells
The efficiency of solar cells can be increased by thin-film contacts developed by researchers at KAUST.
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Nanomaterials
Oct 10, 2018
Stamp-sized graphene sheets riddled with holes could be boon for molecular separation
MIT engineers have found a way to directly "pinprick" microscopic holes into graphene as the material is grown in the lab. With this technique, they have fabricated relatively large sheets of graphene ("large," meaning roughly ...
Materials Science
Oct 4, 2018
The promise of deep grooves
A manufacturing technique that could help the semiconductor industry make more powerful computer chips began in the humblest of places—at a lunch table at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.
Materials Science
Oct 3, 2018
New method of producing optical materials reduces cost, improves performance
Optical material manufacturers now have the opportunity to license a game-changing production method for doped solid optical materials.
Nanomaterials
Sep 11, 2018
Illinois engineers protect artifacts by graphene gilding
Gilding is the process of coating intricate artifacts with precious metals. Ancient Egyptians and Chinese coated their sculptures with thin metal films using gilding—and these golden sculptures have resisted corrosion, ...
Materials Science
Sep 5, 2018
Improvement to the catalyst that converts methane to syngas
Hokkaido University researchers have created an improved catalyst for the conversion of methane gas into syngas, a precursor for liquid fuels and fundamental chemicals.
Nanomaterials
Aug 29, 2018
Researchers reveal the growth of graphene near polycrystalline substrate grain boundaries
In a paper published in Nano, a team of researchers from the Laboratory of Graphene Mechanics (LogM), Zhejiang University, has shown how the morphological structure of a catalytic substrate influences the growth of graphene. ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 28, 2018
Water vapor annealing technique on diamond surfaces for next-generation power devices
Diamonds are often displayed in exquisite jewelry. But this solid form of carbon is also renowned for its outstanding physical and electronic properties. In Japan, a collaboration between researchers at Kanazawa University's ...
Materials Science
Aug 24, 2018
Large scale preparation method of high quality SWNT sponges
In a paper published in Nano, a group of researchers report developing a simple flame-burning method to prepare single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) sponges on a large scale. The SWNT sponge has multifunctional properties ...
Materials Science
Aug 22, 2018
Helping the microchip industry go (very low) with the flow
A new study by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has uncovered a source of error in an industry-standard calibration method that could lead microchip manufacturers to lose a million dollars ...
