Scientists from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China develop high-performance electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
Month: June 2013
Buffalo researchers to examine hydrogen fuel production
Two scientists have received a grant from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement to devise a new method for gleaning hydrogen fuel from water.
Defective graphene is still strongest material
Researchers demonstrate that graphene made from many small crystalline grains is almost as strong as graphene in its perfect crystalline form.
Nanoengineering boosts heat to energy conversion
Nanoengineering boosts semiconducting material’s ability to convert heat into power by 200 percent and its electrical conductivity by 43 percent.
Nanotubes on graphene make the ultimate heat sink
A diamond film/graphene/nanotube structure was one result of new research carried out by scientists at Rice University and the Honda Research Institute USA.
Block copolymers make better solar cells
Solar cells created by laboratories at Rice and Pennsylvania State universities could open the door to research on a new class of solar energy devices.
Solar Cells as Inexpensive as Paint?
Organic photovoltaic materials may lead to solar cells that produce more power and cost less.
Lampenfieber vor Präsentationen ?
Die neue Auflage von „Professionell Präsentieren in den in den Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften“ vermittelt die Vortragstechniken und Soft Skills, die speziell in den Naturwissenschaften eine Rolle spielen.
Aphorismen und Zitate über Natur und Wissenschaft
Inspirierend, witzig und zum Nachdenken anregend beschreibt Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger nichts weniger als das Leben in all seinen (naturwissenschaftlichen) Facetten - mit Aphorismen, die oft "die Weisheit eines ganzen Buches in einem einzigen Satz" zusammenfassen...
Recycling Carbon Fibers from Composites
New research on recycling carbon from composites ensures that the fibers retain their properties to the greatest extent possible.
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