May 14, 2024 nanotechnologies

Control shape and properties of gold nanoparticles
Due to their maximized surface-to-volume ratio, noble metal non-spherical nanoparticles, such as gold…
May 10, 2024 batteries, Energy

Na-ion batteries: understanding molecular structure to explain performance
Metal hexacyanoferrates, such as the ones realized with manganese (MnHCF), are promising positive…
May 3, 2024

Different conditions, different composition: investigation on a bimetallic alloy surface
Besides being cheaper, platinum alloys with 3d transition metals show superior activities in…
April 29, 2024 Materials Sciences

A new generation of hydrogen sensors
Monitoring hydrogen levels, an operation which is commonly performed with gas chromatographs and…
April 18, 2024 Applied Physics, Health

Scientists reveal how osteoporosis and Covid-19 affect bones structure
The evolution of micro-scale bone damages into critical fracture is still not a…
April 15, 2024 Materials Sciences, nanotechnologies

How to synthesise stable and strongly confined perovskite quantum dots
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery and development…
April 8, 2024 Energy, solar cells

Understanding organic solar cells degradation process
Due to their light weight, low cost and easy processability, organic solar cells…
April 2, 2024 Catalysis, Chemistry

Fabrication of fluorescent MOF micropatterns
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of extended, typically porous, modular materials that…