Energy

Novel perovskite material can produce white light

By adding sodium to a lead-free all-inorganic perovskite, physicists have produced a single material that can produce white light.

2D materials, row by row

2D peptide materials, row by row

Crystal clear view of resistance in solid-state batteries

A novel X-ray analysis technique has revealed the mechanisms behind resistance at the electrode-electrolyte interface in all-solid-state batteries.

New lease of life for carbon fiber reinforced plastics

Carbon fiber plastics reinforced no longer have to be incinerated or sent to landfill but can be recycled and reused.

Solving the global energy crisis

Clues to perovskite solar cell stability revealed

better understanding of stability of perovskites will aid application in large-area or flexible solar energy systems

Extreme Mechanics Letters Young Investigator Award 2018

Find out the recipients of the 2018 Extreme Mechanics Letters Young Investigator Award.

Bionic mushrooms that can produce electricity

Bacteria and graphene nanoribbons help generate electricity on a mushroom

Polymer sponge can prevent dendrites in lithium metal battery

A 3D, cross-linked polymer sponge that attaches to the anode in lithium metal batteries can help prevent the formation of dendrites.

2018 Materials Today Innovation Award winner announced

Congratulations to Prof M Stanley Whittingham.