We are glad to announce that Characterization and Application of Nanomaterials (CAN) has been included in the CAS databases!

The response email is as follows: 

I am pleased to inform you that Characterization and Application of Nanomaterials [ISSN: 2578-1995], has been found suitable for inclusion in the CAS databases. We will begin coverage with the 2022 issues. We will routinely check the website and put the new issue into our production system.

If you have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Best regards,

Thanks to all the authors and reviewers!

Francesco Tornabene received from the University of Bologna - Alma Mater Studiorum, a M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering (Curriculum in Structural Mechanics) in 2003. He subsequently received his Ph.D. degree in Structural Mechanics at the University of Bologna in 2007. He has been an Assistant Professor and Lecturer since 2012, and from 2022, he has been an Associate Professor. For a long time his scientific interests include the Structural Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Innovative and Smart Materials, Computational Mechanics and Numerical Techniques, Damage and Fracture Mechanics. He is author of more than 280 scientific publications and 11 books, and collaborates with many national or international researchers and professors all over the world, as visible from his scientific production. In the last years he received different important awards, see e.g. “Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics” (years 2018, 2019, 2020).

We express our sincere thanks to Prof. Francesco Tornabene for his support and look forward to his guidance in helping Characterization and Application of Nanomaterials reach new milestones.

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Scientists from Queensland University of Technology have developed a new way to boost the efficiency of batteries with electrodes that can be recharged at a much faster rate based on the unique properties of bamboo. The study, which furthers research into 2D nanomaterials for the very fast transport of ions through a battery, was inspired by a water-carrying membrane inside bamboo that allows it to be the fastest growing plant in the world.

The lab of Ziqi Sun has been studying how best to mimic the structural and optical properties of natural objects – such as seashells that have inspired advanced optical thin films, fish scales that have inspired multifunctional nano-coatings – to develop sustainable energy solutions from low-dimensional nanomaterials.

What is the nanomaterial?

Nanometer materials refer to materials whose structural unit sizes are in the range of 1 nanometer to 100 nanometers. This new type of material was discovered by scientists in the middle of the last century. Due to its unique size and structure, this new type of material has acquired unusual capabilities.

Research in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has gained enormous interest in nanotechnology and materials science due to its remarkable physical and mechanical properties. 

One of the most promising applications of CNTs is in field emission (FE) devices. High aspect ratio and atomically sharp radius of apex curvature of the CNTs enhance the local field and lower the threshold field for electron emission.