ORNL microscopy directly images problematic lithium dendrites in batteries

ORNL electron microscopy captured the first real-time nanoscale images of the nucleation and growth of lithium dendrite structures known to...
Iranian Scientists Apply Nanotechnology to Produce Electrical Insulator
Use of Rover Arm Expected to Resume in a Few Days

This March 4, 2015, image from the Navcam on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the position in which the rover held its arm...
NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet

The slim crescent of Ceres smiles back as the dwarf planet awaits the arrival of an emissary from Earth.
NRL Astrophysicist Explores Star Formation in Orion’s Belt

NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes have teamed up to expose the chaos that baby stars are creating 1,...
Medical nanoparticles: Local treatment of lung cancer

Tumor tissue in the lung
New research could lead to more efficient electrical energy storage

Lawrence Livermore research has opened a new window toward more efficient electrochemical energy storage systems.
Nanosorbents Increase Extraction, Recycling of Silver from Aqueous Solutions