Nanowindows Poke Holes in Graphene
Unlike the windows of your house, nanoscale holes in graphene (named as “nanowindows”) can selectively choose which type of air molecules can pass through. Scientists from Shinshu University and PSL University, France, theoretically proved concerted motion of the nanowindow-rim to selectively allow molecules to pass, in an energy-efficiently and fast way (Nature Communications, “Air separation…
Scientists Take Step Toward Safer Batteries by Trimming Lithium Branches
A collaborative team of researchers from Shinshu University in Japan have found a new way to curb some of the potential dangers posed by lithium ion batteries. The team, led by Susumu Arai, a professor of the department of materials chemistry and head of Division for Application of Carbon Materials at the Institute of Carbon Science and…