New research addressed the Tungsten Diselenide clumping problem by introducing a polymer, Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone (PVP), into the mix.

Scientist from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, National Institute for Material Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan and Institute for Plasma Research, Gujarat have developed a novel composite material composed of carbon nanotubes decorated with thin films of zinc ferrite (ZnFe₂O₄) for practical applications like, energy storage.