NANOTECHNOLOGY

Lithium-ion Batteries Charge Fast and Perform Better with a New Discovery

Researchers established the reason for battery’s instability and also a way to combat it With recent research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute published in Nature Communications, it is now possible to create a lithium-ion battery that can charge in a matter of minutes and still operate at a high capacity.

Generating Electricity from Snowfall

A device that can work in remote areas, generates power, predicts weather station, rate, and direction of the snow and wind.

Rotibot: A Solution to Water Pollution

A biohybrid microbot has been developed to decontaminate water University of California researchers has found a way to remove water pollution and contaminants through efficient and fast methods.

Fabrics that can Protect You Against Toxins and Chemicals

A newly developed coating for fibers now shows an advantage for efficiently getting the toxic chemicals used during manufacturing of the fiber and all the chemical warfare agents developed during the manufacturing condition such as humidity.

Nanotechnology in the fight against tumors

Tumor cells slowed down through black nanoparticles Scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen demonstrated the dark skin pigment melanin as an effective tool in tumor diagnosis and treatment.

Scientists capture live, atomic-level detail of nanoparticle formation

Information could lead to new and better energy conversion materials Scientists at the Sensitive Instrument Facility of the U. S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory achieved real-time atom rearrangement monitoring using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy during the synthesis of intermetallic nanoparticles.

Nanomaterials give plants 'super' abilities

Science-fiction writers have long envisioned human¬-machine hybrids that wield extraordinary powers. However, "super plants" with integrated nanomaterials may be much closer to reality than cyborgs.

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