Physicists conduct most precise measurement yet of interaction between atoms and carbon surfaces

Physicists have conducted the most precise and controlled measurements yet of the interaction between the atoms and molecules that comprise air and the type of carbon surface used in battery electrodes and air filters - key information for improving those technologies.

NIOSH and P3NANO sign MOU to advance knowledge of cellulose-based nanotechnology

The partnership between NIOSH and P3NANO will serve as a platform for occupational safety and health research as well as educational and business initiatives leading to the development of new risk management guidance, recommendations, and findings relating to the potential human health impacts of exposure to nanoscale cellulose materials.

Breakthrough heralds super-efficient light-based computers

Light can transmit more data while consuming far less power than electricity, and an engineering feat brings optical data transport closer to replacing wires.

Chemists discover key reaction mechanism behind the highly touted sodium-oxygen battery

Chemists have described a key mediation pathway that explains why sodium-oxygen batteries are more energy efficient compared with their lithium-oxygen counterparts.