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New Three-Step Method Opens a Systematic Path to Next-Generation Catalyst Discovery
18+ hour, 29+ min ago (630+ words) Stat Nano - New Three-Step Method Opens a Systematic Path to Next-Generation Catalyst Discovery A new three'step synthesis method enables precise control of composition and high'index facets in high'entropy alloy nanoparticles, allowing scalable megalibrary production and accelerating catalyst discovery through high'throughput…...
Slippery Ions Create a Smoother Path to Blue Energy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (486+ words) Stat Nano - Slippery Ions Create a Smoother Path to Blue Energy By engineering lubricated interfaces inside nanopores, EPFL researchers have enabled ions to flow through a nanofluidic membrane with unprecedented speed and control. Osmotic energy, often called blue energy, is…...
Simulations and Experiments Meet: Machine Learning Predicts the Structures of Gold Nanoclusters
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (233+ words) Researchers at University of Jyv'skyl' advance understanding of gold nanocluster behavior at elevated temperatures using machine learning-based simulations. This information is crucial in the design of nanomaterials so that their properties can be modified for use in catalysis and other…...
MXene for Energy Storage: More Versatile than Expected
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (135+ words) MXene materials are promising candidates for a new energy storage technology. However, the processes by which the charge storage takes place were not yet fully understood. The hidden talents of MXenes It depends on the electrolyte "We discovered significant differences…...
Reshaping Gold Leads to New Electronic and Optical Properties
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (280+ words) By changing the physical structure of gold at the nanoscale, researchers can drastically change how the material interacts with light " and, as a result, its electronic and optical properties. This is shown by a study from Ume" University published in…...
Genetic System Makes Worker Cells more Resilient Producers of Nanostructures for Advanced Sensing, Therapeutics
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (469+ words) Stat Nano - Genetic System Makes Worker Cells more Resilient Producers of Nanostructures for Advanced Sensing, Therapeutics Two-step approach creates more sustainable gas vesicle production for nonnative host cells Gas vesicles are among the largest known protein nanostructures produced and assembled…...
MXene Nanomaterials Enter a New Dimension
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (485+ words) Multilayer nanomaterial MXene flakes created at Drexel show new promise as 1 D scrolls Their finding, which was recently published in the journal'Advanced Materials,'offers a scalable method for producing the nanoscrolls from a MXene precursor with precise control over their…...
How Iron-sulfur Nanolayers Are Formed: X-ray View into Chemical Reactions
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) Researchers at the University of Hamburg, the University of Toulouse, and the DESY and ESRF research institutes have observed for the first time in real time how iron-sulfur nanostructures form in solution. Using time-resolved X-ray methods, the researchers were able…...
Scientists Engineer Unsinkable Metal Tubes
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (338+ words) The superhydrophobic design could lead to resilient ships, floating platforms, and renewable energy innovations. More than a century after the Titanic sank, engineers still have hopes of someday creating "unsinkable" ships. In a step toward reaching that lofty goal, researchers…...
Breakthrough in Carbon-based Battery Materials Improves Safety, Durability, and Power
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (186+ words) This research demonstrates a new way to make carbon-based battery materials much safer, longer lasting, and more powerful by fundamentally redesigning how fullerene molecules are connected. Today's lithium-ion batteries rely mainly on graphite, which limits fast-charging speed and poses safety…...