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Polymer proves better at filtering carbon dioxide when wet

Researchers have found that submerging a polymer in liquid water can boost its ability to selectively remove carbon dioxide from gas mixtures.

Valley trail leads to quantum computing applications for 2D material

Scientists have found a new way to manipulate the electronic properties of 2D tungsten disulfide that could prove useful for quantum computing.

Antimony nanochains look good on lithium-ion batteries

Researchers have created a net-like structure, called a ‘nanochain’, of antimony, which can enhance lithium-ion charge capacity in batteries.

Smart skin material that changes color in response to heat and light

Smart skin that responds to heat and sunlight

Thin films of platinum on graphene make effective fuel cell catalyst

Films of platinum only two atoms thick supported by graphene could usher in fuel cell catalysts with unprecedented catalytic activity and longevity.

Molybdenum helps produce better transparent coating for touchscreens

Researchers have found that doping indium oxide with molybdenum rather than tin doubles the conductivity of this transparent conductor.

Organic semiconductors need to stay hydrated during doping

A Lewis acid offers an effective way to change the electrical properties of certain organic semiconductors, but only in the presence of water.

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None more black

Coating chlorine-etched aluminum foil with carbon nanotubes created a material that is 10 times blacker than anything previously reported.

Smallest ever spectrometer can image single cells

Smallest ever spectrometer based on a single nanowire

New finding expands material choice for organic solar cells

Only around 1% of the surface area of the electrodes in organic solar cells needs to be electrically conductive for them to be fully effective.

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Iron fluoride and polymer electrolyte produce better lithium-ion battery

Researchers have replaced the expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries with iron fluoride and a solid polymer.

Imperfections lead to programmable metamaterials

Imperfections and electrochemically driven silicon-lithium alloying reactions allow a new silicon-based metamaterial to deform to order.

Composite could help stop spread of infectious diseases

coating based on a metal-organic framework containing silver nanoparticles could reduce spread of bacterial contamination of surgical devices and surfaces

Selenium keeps catalytic platinum in its place

Scientists have developed a highly durable fuel cell catalyst by using selenium to anchor platinum particles to their carbon support material.

New method raises heat on crystal defects

Researchers have developed a novel method for removing lattice defects from crystals, which they successfully tested on a boron crystal.

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