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: CNT membranes go industrial
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: CdS nanostructure excels for hydrogen generation
New material is also lightweight and strong, and could help make buildings more energy efficient
Read article: ‘Nanowood’ makes a super thermal insulator
A burgeoning alliance between nanotechnology and superconductivity research may be in store
Read article: Superconductivity research gets more structured
Solar-powered CO2 electrolysis and fermentation produce chemicals of high demand in multiple industries
Read article: Artificial photosynthesis and bacteria transform CO2 into speciality chemicals
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: Holes reveal first fractional quantization
Nanostructures remain crucial both in attempts to better understand superconductivity, as well as efforts to apply it
Read article: Superconductivity – pairing up with nanotechnology
Silver-doped silver chloride nanocubes affixed to silica nanospheres show enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability – a breakthrough for solar energy developments
Read article: Photocatalytic heterostructures unleash the potential of doped silver halides
Devices are now more efficient at converting heat and light into electricity and are stable in air for the first time
Read article: Insulator layers give optical rectennas a boost
Adam Micolich talks to Physics World about nanowires as the main challenges move from material discovery to applications
Read article: Nanowire research grows up
