Materials chemistry comment, December 2016

New material that cleans decontaminated water

‘Engineered living material’ that decontaminates pollutants from water

Thinnest possible MOF film separates hydrogen and nitrogen

A novel metal-organic framework film with the smallest possible thickness can perform record levels of hydrogen-nitrogen separation.

Hard-carbon anode supports high energy density in sodium-ion battery

Researchers have developed a novel porous, carbon-based anode material that can increase the energy density of sodium-ion batteries.

Indium selenide makes tasty wafer covering

Researchers have found a way to grow high-quality indium selenide, a 2D semiconductor, on an industrial-scale silicon wafer.

Keystroke dynamics enabled authentication and identification using triboelectric nanogenerator array