Month: January 2024

Jan 15, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Organic optoelectronic devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), use molecules with specific structures arranged on thin films. Additionally, the arrangement of these molecules on any surface is crucial for various processes that occur within these devices. This arrangement is guided by two primary factors:...

Jan 15, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Using artificial intelligence (AI), scientists adjusted a system based on a real coal-fired power station. The model could capture 16.7% more carbon dioxide (CO2) while using 36.3% less energy from the National Grid. The research is published in the journal Reaction & Chemistry Engineering ("Responsive...

Home > Press > $900,000 awarded to optimize graphene energy harvesting devices: The WoodNext Foundation's commitment to U of A physicist Paul Thibado will be used to develop sensor systems compatible with six different power sources Paul Thibado CREDIT University Relations Abstract:U of A physics professor Paul Thibado received a commitment...

Home > Press > Focused ion beam technology: A single tool for a wide range of applications Physicist Gregor Hlawacek, head of the EU project FIT4NANO, is responsible for a state-of-the-art facility at the HZDR where he can produce and analyze nanostructures using a particularly finely focused ion beam. ...

Home > Press > 'Sudden death' of quantum fluctuations defies current theories of superconductivity: Study challenges the conventional wisdom of superconducting quantum transitions A team of Princeton University physicists led by (from left) Professor Sanfeng Wu, Professor Nai Phuan Ong, and Dicke Fellow Tiancheng Song, are authors of a new...

Home > Press > Catalytic combo converts CO2 to solid carbon nanofibers: Tandem electrocatalytic-thermocatalytic conversion could help offset emissions of potent greenhouse gas by locking carbon away in a useful material Scientists have devised a strategy for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere into valuable carbon nanofibers. The process...

Home > Press > First direct imaging of small noble gas clusters at room temperature: Novel opportunities in quantum technology and condensed matter physics opened by noble gas atoms confined between graphene layers Xenon nanoclusters between two graphene layers, with sizes between two and ten atoms. CREDIT Manuel Lngle...

Home > Press > Rice University launches Rice Synthetic Biology Institute to improve lives Caroline Ajo-Franklin, director of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute Credit: Rice University Abstract:Rice University has launched the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute, which aims to catalyze collaborative research in synthetic biology and its translation into technologies...

Home > Press > Development of zinc oxide nanopagoda array photoelectrode: photoelectrochemical water-splitting hydrogen production (a)(b): zinc oxide nanorod array, (c)(d): zinc oxide nanopagoda array, (e)(f): silver-nanoparticle-decorated zinc oxide nanopagoda array. The upper row includes surface images, and the lower row includes corresponding cross-sectional images. CREDIT COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI...

Jan 11, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The unique properties of organic semiconductors have driven their increasing use in advanced electronics and optoelectronics over the past decade. Compared to conventional inorganic materials, researchers can custom design the molecules to achieve specialized characteristics. Equally important is processability at low temperatures and easy integration...