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Nano Today
Interview with: Prof Jackie Ying, Editor of Nano Today.
Materials Genome Initiative
Interview with: Prof Ian Robertson from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Round up of the news featured in the December issue of Materials Today.
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Interview with: Prof Dan Luo from Cornell University.

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Raman Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Materials: Obtaining Representative Measurements
Raman spectroscopy is a powerful, effective tool for carbon nanotube characterization. This fast, non-destructive technique provides highly detailed information at the molecular level.
Enhancing productivity and accuracy in drug metabolism studies with the latest Orbitrap technology
This webinar explores how productivity and accuracy in drug metabolism studies can be improved by employing the latest advancement in Orbitrap technology in pharmaceutical science and related industries
High-Temperature Nanoindentation
The utilization of nanoindentation at elevated temperatures is a growing area of research used to accurately determine nanoscale mechanical or tribological behaviour
A-Z technology for nanoanalysis
For anyone interested in materials characterisation on the electron microscope, this webinar is a must-see!

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What will fuel transport systems of the future? - Review article
This paper seeks to decry the notion of a single solution or “silver bullet” to replace petroleum products with renewable transport fuel.
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Lead telluride alloy thermoelectrics - Review article
The opportunity to use solid-state thermoelectrics for waste heat recovery has reinvigorated the field of thermoelectrics in tackling the challenges of energy sustainability. While thermoelectric generators have decades of proven reliability in space, from the 1960s to the present, terrestrial uses have so far been limited to niche applications on Earth because of a relatively low material efficiency.
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Rational SOFC material design: new advances and tools - Review article
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) offer great prospects for the most efficient and cost-effective utilization of a wide variety of fuels. However, their commercialization hinges on the rational design of low cost materials with exceptional functionalities.
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Li-ion dynamics and reactivity on the nanoscale - Review article
A review of the principles of electrochemical strain microscopy (ESM), and its application to the study of several Li-ion cathode and anode materials.
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Electrochemical Strain Microscopy of Li-ion Conductive Materials for Energy Generation & Storage
Electrochemical strain microscopy (ESM) is a novel scanning probe microscopy (SPM) technique available exclusively for the Cypher™ and MFP-3D™ atomic force microscopes (AFMs) from Asylum Research that is capable of probing electrochemical reactivity and ionic flows in solids with unprecedented resolution. Only with understanding of electrochemical functionality on the level of individual nanoparticles or structural defects can practical, knowledge-driven energy storage research and development proceed. ESM’s capabilities are invaluable for investigating and improving performance for a broad range of energy technologies, including batteries and fuel cells for electric vehicles and grid storage, the viability of which hinges on advances in energy storage densities and lifetimes. ESM has the potential to aid in these advances with two major improvements over other current technologies: (a) the resolution to probe nanometer-scale volumes and (b) imaging capability extended to a broad range of spectroscopic techniques. This note explains how ESM works and describes applications of this new technique for Li-ion electrolytes and cathode and anode materials, including imaging and spectroscopic methods – this note is recommended reading for all those working on improving battery and fuel cell performance.
Hydrogen storage in nanotubes & nanostructures
George Froudakis summarizes the highlights of work on hydrogen storage in various types of nanotube and nanostructure.
Rapid synthesis of Pb5(VO4)3I, for the immobilisation of iodine radioisotopes, by microwave dielectric heating
Rapid synthesis of Pb5(VO4)3I, a potential immobilisation host for iodine radioisotopes, was achieved in an open container by microwave dielectric heating of a mixture of PbO, PbI2, and V2O5 at a power of 800 W for 180 s (at 2.45 GHz). The resulting ceramic bodies exhibited a zoned microstructure, differentiated by inter-granular porosity and phase assemblage, as a consequence of the inverse temperature gradient characteristic of microwave dielectric heating.
Materials-based hydrogen storage: Attributes for near-term, early market PEM fuel cells
Although hydrogen is widely recognized as a promising energy carrier for the transportation sector, widespread adoption of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies depends critically on the ability to store hydrogen at adequate densities, as well as release hydrogen at sufficient rates (among other requirements) to meet PEM fuel cell power plant requirements.

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