nanocrystal core-shell catalyst for fuel cells uses less Pt but drives the oxygen reduction reaction more efficiently and is more durable
8 January 2020Cordelia Sealy
Automating polymer synthesis with robotics
2 January 2020Laurie Donaldson
Taking inspiration from drug discovery, scientists have developed metal-organic frameworks that can capture carbon dioxide from wet flue gasses.
1 January 2020
Defects in the crystalline lattice of lithium-ion battery cathodes can speed up the rate of charge and discharge by forcing lithium ions to take detours.
29 December 2019
A novel design strategy for identifying new materials exhibiting a metal-insulator transition has led to the discovery of molybdenum oxynitride.
23 December 2019
Using an electron microscope, researchers have, for the first time, seen atomic scale defects that dictate the properties of a promising semiconductor.
23 December 2019
A new model has revealed how tiny tweaks to the molecular shapes in non-fullerene acceptors can improve the performance of organic solar cells.
20 December 2019
Robotic high throughput polymer generation
20 December 2019David Bradley
By studying the normal state of cuprate superconductors, researchers have discovered an abrupt shift in the behavior of electrons with increased doping.
18 December 2019
chemical compounds based on thorium and hydrogen conduct electricity without resistance at relatively high temperatures
17 December 2019Cordelia Sealy
A new ion-transport membrane technology based on microporous polymers could reduce the cost of storing energy and purifying water.
16 December 2019
Using an electron microscope, researchers have unlocked the fundamental physics of how roughness affects soft material adhesion to a surface.
13 December 2019
Cobalt-doped molybdenum disulfide grown on a carbon cloth makes an effective catalyst for converting dinitrogen into ammonia.
11 December 2019
Using Monte Carlo calculations, scientists have observed the strange metal state in the Hubbard model of materials with strongly correlated electrons.
9 December 2019
By adding cobalt impurities, researchers have observed a surprising quantum effect in a high-temperature iron-containing superconductor.
9 December 2019
Researchers have formulated design rules that guide how ribosomes can incorporate new kinds of monomers to produce synthetic polymers.
29 November 2019
Scientists have discovered two co-existing phases in a layered, copper-containing crystal that are connected through a quadruple energy well.
28 November 2019
New class of polymers brings cheaper grid batteries
27 November 2019Laurie Donaldson