Hybrid electric vehicles and portable electronic systems use supercapacitors for energy
storage owing to their fast charging/discharging rates, long life cycle, and low maintenance …

The properties of nanoconfined fluids are important for a broad range of natural and
engineering systems. In particular, wetting/dewetting of hydrophobic nanoporous materials …

Generation of ultra high frequency acoustic waves in water is key to nano resolution
sensing, acoustic imaging and theranostics. In this context water immersed carbon …

The peculiar heat and mass transfer properties of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) envision
promising applications in nanoengineering and nanofluidic devices, such as heat sinks and …

The fabrication of optically active heterostructures in the shape of mesostructured thin films
is a highly challenging task. It requires an integrated process to allow in one-step …

Hydrophobic zeolites are nanoporous materials that are attracting an increasing interest,
especially for catalysis, desalination, energy storage and biomedical applications …

The study of nanoparticle motion has fundamental relevance in a wide range of
nanotechnology-based fields. Molecular dynamics simulations offer a powerful tool to …

Smart materials show changes in their properties in a predictable manner upon application
of external stimuli, such as chemical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, magnetic and light …

Taking inspiration from the structure of diatom algae frustules and motivated by the need for
new detecting strategies for emerging nanopollutants in water, we analyze the potential of …

Density functional theory calculations based on the TPSS functional were performed to
investigate the potential application of the pristine AlN nanosheet (AlNNS) as well as the Au …