Researchers have replaced the expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries with iron fluoride and a solid polymer.
26 September 2019
Imperfections and electrochemically driven silicon-lithium alloying reactions allow a new silicon-based metamaterial to deform to order.
26 September 2019
coating based on a metal-organic framework containing silver nanoparticles could reduce spread of bacterial contamination of surgical devices and surfaces
25 September 2019Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have developed a highly durable fuel cell catalyst by using selenium to anchor platinum particles to their carbon support material.
23 September 2019
Researchers have developed a novel method for removing lattice defects from crystals, which they successfully tested on a boron crystal.
20 September 2019
20 September 2019Stewart Bland
Physicists have found that incorporating individual metal atoms into a surface in the right way allows the creation of single-atom catalysts.
19 September 2019
A structural transition in a ferroelastic material caused by heating resembles the periodic doubling seen in non-linear dynamical systems.
19 September 2019
A novel algorithm can identify MOF pairs able to connect to one another via the metal node on one binding with the organic linker on the other.
17 September 2019
Scientists have managed to make the first nickel oxide material, or nickelate, that shows clear signs of superconductivity.
16 September 2019
By focusing on uncertainty, a new algorithm can identify the most effective experiment to conduct for analyzing and developing new materials.
13 September 2019
A newly developed organic material can produce two long-lasting excitons from a single photon of light to increase the efficiency of solar cells.
5 September 2019
Electronic robotic skin device sends information back to the user
4 September 2019Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have created 2D flakes made up of domains of molybdenum diselenide and rhenium diselenide with a sharp divide between them.
3 September 2019
By taking advantage of highly fluorinated organic compounds, chemists have developed a cheap and sustainable method for patterning metals.
3 September 2019
carbon nanocomposite aptasensor offers an innovative platform for quick and simple TB detection in clinical applications
3 September 2019Cordelia Sealy
Nanocomposite telecom switches could help expand broadband
3 September 2019Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have developed a new method for making highly desirable catalysts from crystalline metal nanoparticles with 24 different faces.
2 September 2019