Rechargeable vanadium-hydrogen (V-H2) flow battery could be simplest option for renewable energy storage.
27 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Replacing metallic nanoantennas with silicon ones for perovskites in solar cells.
26 September 2018Laurie Donaldson
X-ray studies have revealed that the pathways lithium ions take through a common battery material are more complex than previously thought.
25 September 2018
inexpensive catalyst for water splitting could support a future hydrogen economy by enabling hydrogen to be produced readily and inexpensively
24 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Boride nanowires deposited on carbon fiber cloth could form the basis of high capacity, stable supercapacitors for energy storage devices.
24 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
N-doped titania photocatalysts on oxidised carbon nanotube support show different properties and performance depending on the synthesis route that is used.
20 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
New approach uses hydrogen to overcome hydrogen-embrittlement problem in alloys for applications in extreme conditions.
20 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have synthesized a novel organic/inorganic hybrid 2D material with promising electrical and magnetic properties.
17 September 2018
A novel, nature-inspired, microtextured surface can help to decrease frictional drag at the interface between liquids and solids.
14 September 2018
The efficiency of perovskite solar cells can be improved by adding silicon nanoparticles with better light absorption properties.
14 September 2018
Researchers have developed a new method for 'printing' large-scale sheets of the 2D piezoelectric material gallium phosphate.
13 September 2018
Novel composite membrane floats on top of the surface of water, absorbs sunlight, and produces vapor for clean water or to produce electricity.
13 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Iron-based metal-organic framework (MOF) has microwave-absorbing properties.
7 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Finding new electrode materials for next-generation batteries is essential for energy research.
6 September 2018Xingcai Zhang
Scientists have induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic ‘building blocks’ that go on to form stable structures.
5 September 2018
A new boron nitride lift-off technique could be used to produce tandem solar cells that combine indium gallium nitride and silicon.
4 September 2018
Scientists have developed a new electron microscopy method that allows them to observe the crystallization process for 2D materials.
4 September 2018