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This article reports on work where as-synthesized BCNTs are prepared by catalytic thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) resulting in fast charge transfer between electrode and electrolyte.

A group of researchers from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) have found a way to protect objects from an... 21.10.2021, Sputnik International

The Center for Functional Nanomaterials researcher probes properties of atomically thin materials for quantum information science.

August 4, 2021 Scientists show a single catalyst can perform the first step of turning CO2 into fuel in two very different ways Scientists show a single catalyst can perform the first step of turning CO2 into fuel in two very different ways Their work aims to bridge two approaches to driving the reaction – one powered by heat, the other by electricity – with the goal of discovering more efficient and sustainable ways to convert carbon dioxide into useful products. By Glennda...

SLAC With a new suite of tools, scientists discovered exactly how tiny plate-like catalyst particles carry out a key step in that conversion – the evolution of oxygen in an electrocatalytic cell – in unprecedented detail. Transitioning from fossil fuels to a clean hydrogen economy will require cheaper and more efficient ways to use renewable sources of electricity to break water into hydrogen and oxygen. But a key step in that process, known as the oxygen evolution reaction or OER, has pro...

Applications of nanoparticles in combating COVID-19 Researchers review the various properties and use of nanoparticles in targeting SARS-CoV-2 and how they could be used to develop new therapeutics and diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2. Nanoparticles, materials with a size less than 100 nm, have been used widely in many applications. Their small size makes their surface to volume ratio large, which has been used advantageously. Nanoparticles have been made from a wide variety of materials, including ...

Startup Solutions: A Survey of Green and Sustainable Innovations April 19, 2021 Contact Author Marc N.G. de Mul, Ph.D., Measured Innovation LLC, Weston, CT Close Sponsored Editor’s Note: The author of this ingredient survey discloses having previously consulted for P2 Science. Innovation is risky. It requires investing capital in projects that may not give a return for years, and sometimes fail to launch at all. Long term, disruptive innovation has a high project failure rate bec...

 E-Mail IMAGE: An illustration of physically confined spaces in a porous bilayer silica film on a metal catalyst that can be used for chemical reactions. Silicon atoms are indicated by the orange... view more  Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Physically confined spaces can make for more efficient chemical reactions, according to recent studies led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory. They found that partially covering...

share: Tuning Electrode Surfaces to Optimize Solar Fuel Production An electrode material with modified surface atoms generates more electrical current, which drives the sunlight-powered reactions that split water into oxygen and hydrogen—a clean fuel February 18, 2021 Through a tight coupling of experiment and theory, scientists showed at the atomic level how changes in the surface composition of a photoelectrode play a critical role in photoelectrochemical performance. UPTON, NY—Scientists...

 E-Mail IMAGE: An illustration combines two possible types of surface layers for a catalyst that performs the water-splitting reaction, the first step in making hydrogen fuel. The gray surface, top, is lanthanum... view more  Credit: CUBE3D Graphic Scientists crafting a nickel-based catalyst used in making hydrogen fuel built it one atomic layer at a time to gain full control over its chemical properties. But the finished material didnt behave as they expected: As one version of the c...