Battery breakthrough gives boost to electric flight and long-range electric cars

Researchers have developed a new battery material that could enable long-range electric vehicles that can drive for hundreds of miles on a single charge, and electric planes called eVTOLs for fast, environmentally friendly commutes.

High-performance large area electrode system developed for artificial photosynthesis

Coral-type, high-efficiency, silver nano catalyst electrode developed for large areas; basis established for the commercialization of an electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion system that uses carbon dioxide in a gaseous state.

Stimulating neurons with magnetic nanodiscs

Magnetic nanodiscs can be activated by an external magnetic field, providing a research tool for studying neural responses.

How smart, ultrathin nanosheets go fishing for proteins

Faster and simpler production of high-resolution, three-dimensional electron microscopy images of biomolecules .

A novel method for heavy metal sensing with graphene oxide

The proposed heavy metal sensor is based on graphene oxide functionalized micro-tapered long-period fiber grating where light-matter interaction is enhanced.

Shells and grapefruits inspire first manufactured non-cuttable material

This new material, which could be used in the security and health and safety industries, can turn back the force of a cutting tool upon itself.

Single, twisted nanoparticles could pave the way for medicines on demand

For the first time, a single, twisted nanoparticle has been accurately measured and characterised in a lab, taking scientists one vital step closer to a time when medicines will be produced and blended on a microscopic scale.