Researchers have developed the first 4.0 volt lithium-ion battery able to use a water-salt solution as its electrolyte.
20 September 2017
Defects in the molecular structure of perovskite solar cells can be ‘healed’ by exposing them to light, oxygen and just the right amount of humidity.
20 September 2017
By altering the proportion of the ingredients in a lithium-based material, scientists have found a good candidate for a solid-state electrolyte.
19 September 2017
Windows coated with thermochromic vanadium dioxide nanoparticles can let heat in during winter and keep it out in summer.
13 September 2017
Scientists have developed new materials for splitting water to create hydrogen and splitting carbon dioxide to create carbon monoxide.
12 September 2017
Scientists have developed a way to convert fallen leaves into a porous carbon material for use as a supercapacitor electrode.
11 September 2017
Fernando Torres recipient of 2017 Embracing Challenge award
11 September 2017Laurie Donaldson
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8 September 2017Kayla Dos Santos, Simon Holt, and Stewart Bland
Carbonated water offers a greener way to remove graphene produced by chemical vapor deposition from metal substrates.
1 September 2017
The first issue of Materials Letters was published in June 1982, and so this issue marks the completion of 35 years of the journal.
31 August 2017Aldo R.Boccaccini, ArthurWilloughby
By interpenetrating two polymers, scientists have developed a novel supercapacitor that is flexible and can store a lot of charge very quickly.
31 August 2017
By incorporating reversible bonds, scientists have developed a new type of rubber that is as tough as natural rubber but can also self-heal.
30 August 2017
Why a joint offering between Microelectronic Engineering and HardwareX?
29 August 2017
Scientists have created a light foam from two-dimensional sheets of hexagonal-boron nitride that absorbs carbon dioxide.
29 August 2017
Hybrid photoactive materials with more stable and more rigid dyes obtained.
24 August 2017Laurie Donaldson
Simultaneous design and nanomanufacturing speeds up fabrication.
23 August 2017Laurie Donaldson
Microbot origami helps tiny devices move and capture cells.
23 August 2017Laurie Donaldson
Scientists have developed various hybrid, photoactive materials that respond in different ways when exposed to excitation light.
21 August 2017