Scientists have unveiled a new method for uniting light-capturing photonic nanomaterials and high-efficiency metal catalysts.
26 July 2016
cleaner fuel for transportation using hydrogen fuel from water and better energy storage from zinc batteries
22 July 2016Laurie Donaldson
Lanthanides bring color and white light properties to responsive hydrogels.
21 July 2016David Bradley
3D paper-based MFC that uses capillary action and so does not need an external power source
21 July 2016Laurie Donaldson
Stretched out photovoltaic materials based on polymers rather than silicon
20 July 2016David Bradley
An atom-thick membrane made of molybdenum disulphide has helped produce the most effective osmotic power system yet.
20 July 2016
Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) used to generate light
20 July 2016David Bradley
Scientists have reported a record thermoelectric performance in rarely-studied bismuth-based Zintl phases.
19 July 2016
Professor Jeff Dahn is the 2016 Energy Storage Materials Lecture Award winner.
18 July 2016
Gaining a better understanding of microscopic mechanisms of glass.
18 July 2016Laurie Donaldson
Treating lithium-rich cathode materials with carbon dioxide to create surface oxygen vacancies can improve their energy storage capacity.
14 July 2016
Scientists have developed a new method for determining how well artificial photosynthesis materials will weather harsh environments.
13 July 2016
A new 2D layered perovskite has outstanding stability and more than triple the power conversion efficiency of previous versions.
13 July 2016
New Editor-in-Chief for Materials Today's sister title
8 July 2016
Scientists have found a huge difference in energy conversion efficiency between different facets on individual perovskite crystal grains.
8 July 2016
Scientists have discovered the cause of a ‘traffic jam’ of ions that can slow down the charging and discharging of lithium-ion batteries.
5 July 2016