Ozone levels news and latest updates(... continued page 2)
Ozone pollution in Germany falls thanks to lower nitrogen oxide emissions. Summer is the ozone season: The harmful gas forms at ...
Thermoelectric generators news and latest updates
Towards more efficient and eco-friendly thermoelectric oxides with hydrogen substitution. Today, over half of the total energy ...
Heat conduction news and latest updates
Towards more efficient and eco-friendly thermoelectric oxides with hydrogen substitution. Today, over half of the total energy ...
Endothelial cells news and latest updates
Although a simple molecule, nitric oxide is an important signal substance that helps to reduce blood pressure by relaxing the ... Researchers present novel principle for nitric oxide-mediated signaling in blood vessels. ...
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy news and latest updates
Study explains role of certain types of oxide in the structure and development of specialty glass. A study conducted at the ... shows for the first time that including niobium oxide (Nb2O5) in silicate glass ... ...
Atomic layer deposition news and latest updates(... continued page 3)
A new method for conformal deposition of manganese oxide on high aspect-ratio substrates. Manganese oxides have numerous ... Titanium oxide (TiO2) nanofibers can have various applications, such as in catalyzers and filters. When TiO2 is excited by ...
Graphene: It is all about the toppings
The combination of indium oxide with graphene is important, for example for displays and sensors. The results have now been ... In the case of indium oxide, these are indium and oxygen. "But there are many parameters such as background pressure, ... "What was particularly interesting for us was the observation that, depending on the background pressure, the indium oxide ... the individual steps of growing indium oxide on graphene were observed in the electron microscope at atomic resolution. ...
Discovery of new molecule can lead to more efficient rocket fuel
This is also clearly the largest of the nitrogen oxides. Its molecular formula is N(NO2)3, and the molecule is similar to a ... Working with a research team at KTH, he discovered a new molecule in the nitrogen oxide group, which is not something that ...
Unexpected magnetism discovered
Unprecedented look at oxide interfaces reveals unexpected structures on atomic scale. Aug 4, 2010 ... Such an interface has traditionally been considered a source of disorder, but in the case of materials such as complex oxides ... Truth Is Stranger Than Science: Discovering true properties of metal oxides. Sep 17, 2009 ... New Nanotechnology Discovery Controls Electronic Properties of High-K Oxides. Aug 24, 2004 ...
From graphene hydrogels to high-performance anodes
Research aims to improve rechargeable batteries by focusing on graphene oxide paper. Dec 18, 2014 ... Research aims to improve rechargeable batteries by focusing on graphene oxide paper ... the scientists used a modified hydrothermal method to generate free-standing cubes of a graphene hydrogel from graphite oxide. ...
Building a lunar base with 3D printing
"First, we needed to mix the simulated lunar material with magnesium oxide. This turns it into paper we can print with," ... First the simulated lunar material with magnesium oxide - turning it into paper to print with. Then for structural ink a ...
Tunable and mechanically robust ferroelectric ionic plastic crystals
Researches demystify the ferroelectric properties observed in hafnium-oxide-based thin films. Aug 3, 2015 ... Researches demystify the ferroelectric properties observed in hafnium-oxide-based thin films ...
Creating a memory device out of paper
The fibers were then coated with gallium indium zinc oxide, using magnetron sputtering. "We have integrated discrete fibers, ...
New report gives the lay of the land on grazing livestock's climate impact
Efforts to sequester carbon, and also to reduce methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions may not always align. There ... "Grazed and Confused? Ruminating on cattle, grazing systems, methane, nitrous oxide, the soil carbon sequestration question - ... nitrous oxide, the soil carbon sequestration question. Food Climate Research Network, University of Oxford www.fcrn.org.uk ...
Scientists identify new catalysts for more efficient water splitting
... have discovered the parameters that determine the efficiency of a class of low-cost catalysts called spinel oxides-a discovery ... This is why we need catalysts such as metal oxides to speed things up." While precious metal oxides have proven to be state-of- ... Spinel oxides, which are typically made of cheap transition metals, have garnered interest in recent years as a stable, low- ... Spinel oxides, with their low cost and availability in abundance, could become a viable alternative if they were designed with ...
High-temperature superconductivity news and latest updates
The researchers studied lanthanum strontium nickel oxide (La1.67Sr0.33NiO4) derived ... Condensed Matter ...
Discovery of an extragalactic hot molecular core
Emissions from dust, sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitric oxide (NO), and formaldehyde (H2CO) are shown as examples. Right: An infrared ...
To rein in global warming, healthy forests and sustainable diets are key, UN says
Human activities have increased the amount of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emitted from land. Deforestation ...
Phys.org | Archive : 22/10/2020
As insulators, metal oxides-also known as ceramics-may not seem like obvious candidates for electrical conductivity. While ...
Innovative nanoparticle purification system uses magnetic fields
This nano-flower is an extremely small particle made up of a gold core and iron oxide petals. Structures like this one are ... These nano-olives are made up of an iron oxide olive with an iron and platinum "pimento. Together the components make a ...
New study looks deeper into atoms than ever before
The redox reactions, either the oxidation of a metal or the reduction of a metal oxide, create the metal/oxide interface that ... Patterning oxide nanopillars at the atomic scale by phase transformation. Oct 15, 2015 ... The study, titled "In situ atomic-scale imaging of the metal/oxide interfacial transformation," was published in the Nature ... In situ atomic-scale imaging of the metal/oxide interfacial transformation, Nature Communications (2017). DOI: 10.1038/s41467- ...
Phys.org | Archive : 22/08/2012(... continued page 2)
Phys.org) -- Knowing the position of missing oxygen atoms could be the key to cheaper solid oxide fuel cells with longer ... Nickel oxide is one of the first compounds to be studied for its electronic properties, ... ... Carnegie scientists are the first to discover the conditions under which nickel oxide can turn into an electricity-conducting ...
Separating molecules requires a lot of energy. This nanoporous, heat-resistant membrane could change that
Made from an inorganic material called carbon-doped metal oxide, it is described in a study published Sept. 7 in Science. "The ... Metal oxide-infused membranes could offer low-energy alternative for chemical separations. Jul 18, 2019 ... More information: Bratin Sengupta et al, Carbon-doped metal oxide interfacial nanofilms for ultrafast and precise separation of ...
Electron density news and latest updates
Hafnium oxide-based ferroelectric materials are promising candidates for next-generation nanoscale devices due to their ...
Gallium nitride news and latest updates
Researchers at KAUST have discovered that a form of iron oxide makes an excellent co-catalyst for ... ...
Building a better battery
The batteries used in these applications are typically based on lithium and a metal oxide, such as cobalt, manganese or nickel ...
Study challenges prevailing view on how metal organic frameworks store gases
A typical MOF consists of a metal oxide center surrounded by organic molecules that form a highly porous three-dimensional ...
Engineers treat printed graphene with lasers to enable paper electronics
The treatment removes ink binders and reduces graphene oxide to graphene - physically stitching together millions of tiny ... the engineers developed computer-controlled laser technology that selectively irradiates inkjet-printed graphene oxide. ...
Simpler graphene method paves way for new era of nanoelectronics
... to complex-oxide heterostructures. All these techniques require complex and expensive fabrication methods, which not only makes ...
Invisible, stretchable circuits to shape next-gen tech
... or electrical charge collection and are typically composed of transparent conductive oxides. But, they have a weakness. ... or electrical charge collection and are typically composed of transparent conductive oxides. But, they have a weakness. ...