Researchers have proposed a new theoretical model of supercapacitors that takes into account the properties of a cation, which considerably impacts the electric differential capacitance of supercapacitors.
Scientists have demonstrated a new technique for digital holography using two interfering frequency combs. They can now record thousands of holograms in all colours of the rainbow.
Researchers have made significant advances toward the goal of a new microchip able to grow DNA strands that could provide high-density 3D archival data storage at ultra-low cost - and be able to hold that information for hundreds of years.
Researchers propose a unique double-layer nacre-inspired structural design strategy, and fabricated a new polyimide-based nanocomposite film with greatly enhanced mechanical properties and atomic oxygen resistance.
EV manufacturing requires more energy and produces more emissions than manufacturing a conventional car because of batteries. There are many unanswered questions about the life-cycle greenhouse gas implications of electric vehicles, especially related to early estimates of battery production emissions. A new review addresses these questions and the advances in new battery chemistries, plus new insights into CO2 emissions from battery manufacturing.
This new approach by nanoengineers involves packing mRNA inside nanoparticles that mimic the flu virus - a naturally efficient vehicle for delivering genetic material such as RNA inside cells.
Thermal transport properties of molecular junctions in materials have remained difficult to characterize. Now, researchers unexpectedly discovered a combination of contact and non-contact thermal microscopy techniques that can be used to probe thermal transport properties at the nanoscale.
Using atom-thin materials, researchers have built superconducting qubits that are a fraction of previous sizes, paving the way for smaller quantum computers.
