Researchers in China from Tsinghua University and Jilin University developed a new 3D nanoprinting technique using semiconducting quantum dots.
3D nanoprinting using semiconductor quantum dots to create optoelectrical materials
Open-source software enables researchers to visualize nanoscale structures in real time
A University of Michigan-led team of engineers and software developers developed a new beta version of tomviz, an open-source 3D data visualization tool software that connects directly to an electron microscope, enabling researchers to see and manipulate 3D visualizations of nanomaterials in real time, and is already used by tens of thousands of researchers.
New cathode design solves major barrier to better lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Ill., made another lithium-ion battery breakthrough with the NMC cathode, finding a boundary-free electrode structure eliminates reactions that diminish battery life.
Self-organizing steel balls explain metal heat treatment
Video description This video from Steve Mould explains how the size of the grains affects the physical properties of the metal, like hardness, toughness, strength, mailability, ductility, and plasticity. Heating a metal can change the size of the grains. This ball-bearing model demonstrates annealing.
Artificial Finger Able to Identify Surface Materials with 90% Accuracy
Video description A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed an artificial finger that was able to identify certain surface materials with 90% accuracy. In their research published in Science Advances, the scientists describe how they used triboelectric sensors to give their test finger an ability to gain a sense […]