Read article: Eggshell nanostructure changes help chicks hatch
New microscopy measurements reveal why chicken eggshells resist fracture from the outside but weaken during hatching
Read article: CNT membranes go industrial
Carbon nanotube sheets produced by a start-up company are as good as laboratory prototypes, a result that bodes well for real-world applications such as water desalination and separating gases to make...
Read article: CdS nanostructure excels for hydrogen generation
Combining atomic layer deposition with solution ion transfer to coat a TiO2 inverse opal structure in CdS results in structures that raise the bar for CdS-based water splitting
Read article: ‘Nanowood’ makes a super thermal insulator
New material is also lightweight and strong, and could help make buildings more energy efficient
Read article: Superconductivity research gets more structured
A burgeoning alliance between nanotechnology and superconductivity research may be in store
Read article: Artificial photosynthesis and bacteria transform CO2 into speciality chemicals
Solar-powered CO2 electrolysis and fermentation produce chemicals of high demand in multiple industries
Read article: Holes reveal first fractional quantization
Conductance measurements of holes loosely confined to one dimension reveal fractional quantization, previously only ever observed in two dimensional systems under a large magnetic field
Read article: Superconductivity – pairing up with nanotechnology
Nanostructures remain crucial both in attempts to better understand superconductivity, as well as efforts to apply it
Read article: Photocatalytic heterostructures unleash the potential of doped silver halides
Silver-doped silver chloride nanocubes affixed to silica nanospheres show enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability – a breakthrough for solar energy developments
Read article: Insulator layers give optical rectennas a boost
Devices are now more efficient at converting heat and light into electricity and are stable in air for the first time
