Scientists awarded £2.6million to examine environmental impacts of biodegradable plastics
Biodegradable packaging and products are seen by many as part of the solution to the global plastics crisis. However, until
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New material ‘mines’ copper from toxic wastewater
Nature-inspired material designed by Berkeley Lab scientists removes copper from wastewater with atomic precision
Read moreGuiding the way to improved solar cell performance
Understanding how particles travel through a device is vital for improving the efficiency of solar cells. Researchers from KAUST, working
Read moreLab closed? Head to the kitchen
Studies explore fluids in pancakes, beer, and the kitchen sink
Read moreCarbon nanocomposites are now one step closer to practical industrial
A research team from the Center for Design, Manufacturing and Materials at Skoltech has recently published a study focusing on
Read moreFrom lab to industry? Ideally ordered porous titania films, made at scale
High-throughput double anodization to make ordered titania through-hole membranes
Read moreImproving quantum dot interactions, one layer at a time
Scientists have found a way to control an interaction between quantum dots that could lead to more efficient solar cells.
Read moreTurning waste plastic into carbon nanotubes to transmit electricity
£270,000 award for Swansea team
Read morePredicting forces between oddly shaped nanoparticles
Simplified model of van der Waals forces will allow previously impossible simulations of how faceted nanoparticles self-assemble into larger structures
Read moreA filter for environmental remediation
Scientists at Osaka University create seaweed-shaped sodium titanate mats made of nanofibers that can remove cobalt ions from water, which may help provide a source of safe, recycled drinking water by removal of heavy metals and radionuclides
Read moreAn INRS research team pushes back the boundaries of high-energy laser pulses
Montréal and Québec City, November 19, 2020 – Using the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) facility, the research team of
Read moreFaster detection of photocatalyst-generated oxygen has big implications for clean energy
New method is 1000 times faster and could be used to illuminate reaction mechanisms behind artificial photosynthesis
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