This invention meets those needs –a new class of energetic nanoparticles composed of an aluminum core protected by a unique, two component shell that prevents oxidation of the aluminum in ambient air, ...

Naomi Halas’ lab of nanotechnology at Rice University has discovered an innovative method to enhance the catalytic capabilities of aluminum nanoparticles. This was achieved by annealing the ...

The study elucidates the structure of this native oxide layer on aluminum nanoparticles and shows that simple thermal treatments—i.e., heating the particles to temperatures of up to 500 degrees ...

Hydrogen fuel is promising, and while there’s plenty of hydrogen in the air and water, the problem is extracting it. Researchers have developed a way to use aluminum nanoparticles to rip ...

These metals are often used in the form of tiny nanoparticles. However, how well they work also depends on the surface on which they are placed. Nanoparticles on a carbon base seem to work ...

They used paraffin wax as the phase-change material (PCM), incorporating various levels of aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles. They also developed a prediction model.