Energy

Polymer power for tissue engineering

Polymers that conduct electricity to stimulate cells and monitor their natural electrical activity could be useful in medicine

Innovative 3D printed metamaterials at small scales

3D printing in geometric designs and material composites for devices with novel optical properties

From seaweed to energy storage

Carbohydrates from seaweed are being converted into complex carbon-based structures that can store electrical energy

Collaboration produces first-ever 2D phosphorene nanoribbons

High-quality phosphorene nanoribbons for high-speed electronics

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Exotic phosphorene nanoribbons could find wide range of applications

Researchers have synthesized tiny, individual, flexible phosphorene nanoribbons from crystals of black phosphorous and lithium ions.

Graphene takes oxygen out of lithium battery fires

A coating of graphene can stop oxygen escaping from the cathode of a lithium battery, helping to prevent the battery from catching fire.

Scientists go deep to recycle lithium-ion batteries

An environmentally friendly deep eutectic solvent can extract valuable elements from the metal oxides commonly used as cathodes in lithium-ion batteries.

New cathode material offers best of both worlds for lithium-sulfur battery

Researchers have developed a 'hybrid' cathode for lithium-sulfur batteries that combines an intercalation type material with a conversion type material.

New 3D printing process can draw conducting patterns onto textiles

Scientists have developed a novel 3D printing process for fabricating flexible conducting fibers on textiles, which can be used to harvest energy.