Advanced nano technology is used in enhancing the performance of the battery and insulation of Iranian scientists to increase the efficiency of the energy and durability in various industrial applications.

The engineers at Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, are the ones who have made the breakthrough in nano technology by synthesizing graphene aerogel that is carved with nitrogen as well as zinc oxide nanoparticles. The material has a meso-macro porosity with a high surface area, which increases the electrolyte permeability and has a longer life and higher capacity as compared to the conventional ones.

According to Dr. Arash Qazi Tabaar, the principal in this project, this type of 3D nano technology utilizes graphene as an electrode, enhancing the conductivity and durability of the electrode, which ensures improved performance of the battery in extreme conditions. The novelty would then assist in updating the current industrial batteries without significant modification of production infrastructure.

In a different technology of nano development, an Iranian company has increased the capacity of its thermal insulation blankets made by silica aerogels up to 2,500 square meters in one month. These insulators at the nanoscale are able to conserve up to 45 percent of energy in buildings and can withstand high temperatures for several hours, which is a great enhancement to the safety factor.

Combined, these developments demonstrate a trend toward an increasingly advanced Iran as an alternative source of nano technology, and a major force in the innovation of energy and materials sustainability.