Researchers report that MXene current collectors perform as well as the copper foils being used in current lithium-ion ...

By breaking the rules of atomic order, scientists have created MXenes unlike any seen before. Nine metals now share a single ...

A recent discovery by materials science researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering might one day prevent electronic devices and components from going haywire when they’re too close to ...

(Nanowerk News) Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are materials that have gained significant attention in the field of energy due to their unique characteristics, like a high specific surface area, ...

The image on the left shows the flaky structure of the MXene sample under a scanning electron microscope. The image on the right shows the resulting composite material after cobalt and iron were ...

A new method in spectromicroscopy significantly improves the study of chemical reactions at the nanoscale, both on surfaces and inside layered materials. Scanning X-ray microscopy (SXM) at MAXYMUS ...

MXenes are an important recent discovery in two-dimensional (2D) materials research. Since the unique 2D material class was discovered, electron microscopy techniques have been the primary method used ...

A recent study published in the journal ACS Omega reports the development of a novel process for producing thin and adaptable supercapacitor electrodes using MXene and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) ...

A type of two-dimensional layered material has emerged as a candidate to assist in replacing the body's waste filtration system in wearable kidneys. For more than 3 million people around the world, ...

Researchers estimate that mercury emissions in the atmosphere have quadrupled since the Industrial Revolution. The heavy metal, generated by burning fossil fuels and the disposal of industrial and ...