INNOVATIVE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS

In the race for the next-generation energy storage devices, lithium-ion batteries have become popular and made huge leaps in the last years. However, the power packs still show different drawbacks.  “What’s coming next are technologies that improve performance...

Patent granted to Gnanomat

Gnanomat S.L. ("GNA") has been awarded a patent by the Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas, the Spanish patent office, covering a method of obtaining nanomaterials composed of carbonaceous material (e.g. graphene) and metallic oxides. The patent covers a key...

Safety for manufactured nanomaterials

Nanoscience, with applications as diverse as medicine, materials or energy, is laying the foundations for a technological revolution. The prospects for the nanotechnology market are remarkable: the sales of products with nanocomponents in 2012 were estimated to be...

Nanomaterials: from lab scale to industrial markets

Small is beautiful, says the old adage. In the world of nanotechnology, small can also be powerful, game-changing, and capable of creating new types of materials with properties that have never been possible before. According to the Nanotechnology Market Outlook 2020,...