The availability of ever higher performance materials is a crucial prerequisite to progress in any field of modern technology. Commonly followed approaches in materials sciences to meet such requirements are to optimize and advance known materials, in this way also extending their range of application.
Researchers have made solid-state batteries safer and more efficient by adding a special layer between the solid-state electrolyte and the anode.
Researchers have formulated a rubber electrolyte with superior ionic conductivity, mechanical properties and electrochemical stability.
Using universal dynamic crosslinkers, researchers have found a way to transform a former muck of unmixable plastics into a viable new set of polymers.