The Elements of Innovation Discovered
The Elements of Innovation Discovered
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Scientists discover why silver nanoparticles on carbon are 200 times more effective than their pure equivalents. Precious metals like silver, platinum, and palladium have acted as essential industry catalysts, their properties enabling unique chemical reactions quickly and efficiently. When in nanoparticle form and supported by a carbon base, the catalytic properties of these precious metals increase dramatically without science knowing why – until now. Researchers at TU W...
Distinct particle shapes can regulate, improve performance in technologies that use light. Researchers at Curtin University have found that flat shapes in nanomaterials allow for improved molecular attachment – a discovery potentially leading to advancements in optoelectronics, which involve devices that either produce or use light to perform their functions. This includes a wide range of everyday technologies such as LEDs and TV screens, medical diagnostics and solar p...
PNNL researchers discover graphene works as scaffold for silk fibers; may contribute to next-gen bioelectronics. Once treasured for its luxurious feel, strength, and durability, silk is now poised to take on a cutting-edge role in electronics as scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered how to combine its unique properties with graphene, unlocking the potential for flexible circuits that could revolutionize everything from biodegradable sensors to...
Plant optimizations boost both graphene output and quality for advanced applications. As the demand for advanced materials accelerates, Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (GMG) has exceeded expectations at its newly commissioned modular graphene production plant in Richlands, Australia, with the company reporting improved production rates and graphene quality since the plant began operating in December. Based in Australia, GMG has been at the forefront of clean-technology innov...
Breakthrough technique at NC State creates flexible, nanoscale, transparent circuits using printed metal oxides. Imagine printing transparent circuits at room temperature – no heat, no fancy equipment – just a trail of liquid metal creating a conductive masterpiece. In a breakthrough that feels too simple to be true, scientists have cracked the code on how to print metal oxide films that are both transparent and incredibly durable, opening the door to flexible, high-performanc...
Florida State University scientists study quantum properties of cesium-vanadium-antimonide. In quantum physics, the name Kagome, an ancient design seen in traditional Japanese basket-weaving, has been borrowed by scientists to describe a class of ferromagnetic quantum materials with an atomic structure closely resembling this distinctive lattice pattern. A new Florida State University (FSU) study published in Nature Communications focuses on how a particular Kagome metal...
Partners with Gulf Cryo to source graphene and its use in many enhanced products for the United Arab Emirates and other regions. Expanding further into the Middle East, HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. has forged a strategic alliance with Gulf Cryo LLC, marking another step toward introducing pristine graphene solutions to the region. Following up on a partnership with Khalifa University of Science and Technology announced in April, the Canada-based graphene company is looking at...
Engineers link lower graphene quality to oxygen levels during the processing stage and develop new techniques to make less flawed carbon nanomaterial at scale. Engineers at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science, the University of Montreal, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed an oxygen-free chemical vapor deposition (OF-CVD) method for producing high-quality graphene that can create samples at scale. Their work, publishe...
Boron 2D material may surpass graphene in improving a variety of next-gen technologies. Graphene has been this decade's star of materials development, lending itself to everything from cancer detection to stronger concrete. But a new and improved two-dimensional material is making its presence known in the world of nanomaterials – borophene. First synthesized in 2015, borophene is the nano-thin 2D version of boron that is more conductive, lighter, stronger, and more f...
New nanofiber electrode material increases energy storage. The next generation of wearable and flexible devices will necessitate the development of more robust, lightweight energy storage systems and researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have answered the call – developing modified carbon nanotube fibers in an electrode-like material that can offer 3.3 times the strength and 1.3 times the conductivity over regular carbon nanotubes. Technology c...
New capacitors are layered with 2D and 3D materials whose architecture promises higher energy and unprecedented efficiency. A group of researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, have developed a new metamaterial designed to advance the capabilities of ferroelectric capacitors, a discovery that could open the door for the widespread adoption of this elusive electrical storage solution across many technologies....
Company signs agreement with Khalifa University of Science and Technology to advance graphene in various sectors. What started as an explosive discovery of graphene production has led to HydroGraph Clean Power Inc.'s development of graphene-enhanced electromagnetic shielding and biomedical sensors for the early detection of cancer. Now, the innovative graphene company has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate with Khalifa University of Science and Technology on r...
In recent years a great deal of research has gone into creating revolutionary nanomaterials capable of self-assembling into a wide range of dimensional structures at an atomic level. Transition metal chalcogenide (TMC) nanofibers are structures consisting of transition metal atoms such as tungsten, compounded by an element from the oxygen family on the periodic table (like sulfur or tellurium), called chalcogenides. They are known for their unique electrical and optical...
Climate-tech firm Is locking up CO2 into a next-gen carbon material that outperforms energy-intensive building products. Texas-based climate-tech startup DexMat is transforming greenhouse gases into a carbon nanomaterial that is stronger than steel, lighter than aluminum, and as conductive as copper. Boasting many of the superlatives of its carbon cousin graphene, this new wonder material called Galvorn has the earmarks of a futuristic climate-saving building material that can...
Further research on versatile carbon superstructures constructed at nanoscale could revolutionize energy solutions and clean up carbon's image. Burning carbon may no longer be viewed as the popular energy source, but there is still plenty of work to be done in establishing all that sustainably generated power – work that carbon, by its nature, is well-suited to perform. Superstructured carbons (SSCs) are a unique category of cutting-edge nanomaterial that is fast moving out o...
New light-bending nanomaterials may turn science fiction into science fact across AI computing, medical, and entertainment fields. Konstantin Novoselov, co-discoverer of graphene and 2010 Nobel laureate, is among a group of scientists behind a breakthrough that could open the way for even more revolutionary nanomaterial applications similar to graphene, from smart contact lenses to rapid disease detection. Although scientists had long understood that crystal graphene existed,...
Aims to curb industrial heat's CO2 footprint, which is more than cars and planes combined. Climate tech company DexMat and Rice University have received $1.5 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding on a project to replace aluminum or copper fins in heat exchangers with a thermal conductivity-enhanced version of DexMat's flagship product, Galvorn – a high-performance, carbon nanomaterial that is stronger than steel, lighter than aluminum, and as conductive as copper. T...
Polymer tape's sticky properties change when irradiated with UV light. The discovery of graphene – a material with an ever-increasing number of uses – came from the humblest of beginnings: a hunk of graphite, and Scotch tape. Now, tape is once again taking center stage as an unlikely hero of science and technology as researchers from Japan have developed an adhesive with stickiness properties that can be programmed by UV light. Nanomaterials like graphene, which are mere ato...
"At the time, physicists were just starting to talk about the potential of quantum technologies and quantum computers," 36-year-old Mickael Perrin recalled of his career beginnings 12 years ago. "Today there are dozens of start-ups in this area, and governments and companies are investing billions in developing the technology further. We are now seeing the first applications in computer science, cryptography, communications and sensors." Perrin's research has married...
Making some headlines so far this year, a research paper published in "Advanced Quantum Technologies" by leading quantum technology company, Terra Quantum, details a topic that swept the world up in a storm last fall – room temperature superconductors – and much like the excitement of LK-99, this superconductor is also made of a fairly benign ingredient, graphite. Superconductivity is the ability of a conductor to transmit electrical current without the loss of any ene...
As silicon reaches its limits, Georgia Tech and Chinese researchers have created graphene semiconductors that may usher in new era of next-gen electronics. Silicon, which has been the foundational material for computers and electronics over the past seven decades, is reaching its limits in terms of making the next generations of faster and smaller electronic devices. The creation of the world's first graphene semiconductor by a team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of...
A team of researchers led by chemists at San Jose State University has solved the puzzle of how silica-coated nanodiamonds are formed and acquire properties that make them useful in an increasing number of scientific applications. In an article published in the Sept. 15 edition of ACS Nanoscience Au, the researchers described the results of their investigation into the chemistry of silica coatings on nanodiamonds. The study was aimed at helping scientists improve the shells...
Drexel scientists discover titanium nanomaterial that is an extremely efficient hydrogen fuel photocatalyst. Much like many of Mankind's discoveries, such as those that happened through some serendipitous result contrary to the predicted outcome, Drexel University researchers may have stumbled on the method of producing hydrogen fuel – with a photocatalyst 10 times more efficient than the closest commercially viable material. Sustainable technologies produce electricity as t...
