Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed mesoporous silicon nanospheres that can be used for photocatalytic hydrogen production.
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Magnetically propelled fish-like nanoswimmers
This fuel-free fish-like deformable nanoswimmer is expected to advance rapidly towards practical biomedical applications.
2016 Chemistry Nobel Prize: How Molecular Machines Benefit Polymer Science (and vice versa)
Modern chemical designers are often inspired by Nature as well as by man-made objects – think of the classical analogy between molecular building blocks and LEGO bricks, the lock and key principle, etc. This year’s chemistry Nobel laureates have certainly been inspired by a bit of both.
Flexible dye-sensitized solar cell photoanodes
Scientists from Singapore and China have developed flexible titanium dioxide photoanodes with a multilayered structure.
Confined catalytic Janus swimmers in a crowded channel: geometry-driven rectification transients and directional locking
Self-propelled Janus particles, acting as microscopic vehicles, have the potential of performing complex tasks on a microscopic scale.
Lead halide perovskite materials for high-performance energy harvesting devices
Ding and colleagues have fabricated a hybrid piezoelectric nanogenerator based on a composite of piezoelectric formamidinium lead halide perovskite (FAPbBr3) nanoparticles and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer.
Molecular machines honored in 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, and Bernard L. Feringa for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.
New special issue in Small celebrates 10 years of research at SINANO
A new special issue in Small this month highlights 10 years of fundamental and applied research at SINANO.
Covalent Organic Framework Derived Non-Noble Metal Based Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting
Continuous demand for H2 and O2, two clean and efficient fuels, has created a need to find low-energy routes for producing them
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – September 2016
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, metamaterials, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
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