A novel separator with conductive carbon nanotubes can prevent lithium-metal batteries from heating up and catching fire in case of a short circuit.
30 March 2020
Researchers have designed a system that can produce large quantities of the 2D material known as MXene while preserving its unique properties.
26 March 2020
Producing single crystalline GaN nanowire growth based on an amorphous substrate
25 March 2020Laurie Donaldson
Wearable all-solid-state supercapacitors with excellent performance
25 March 2020Laurie Donaldson
flakes of material decorated with tiny particles could prove useful for catalyzing hydrogen generation reactions
24 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
A fabric made using salts could be used to gather drinking water from the atmosphere
24 March 2020
Nanosensors powered by a stream of bubbles can seek out explosives and related hazards in only a few minutes
24 March 2020
Hydrogel can ultrasonically charge bioelectronic implants
24 March 2020Laurie Donaldson
By combining two different polymers, researchers have managed to produce an ink that does not require any doping to conduct electricity.
23 March 2020
A novel nickel-iron catalyst and polymer electrode binder can produce hydrogen from water as well as a precious metal catalyst.
23 March 2020
Researchers have found that adhesives can be made tougher by adding sacrificial bonds that are easily broken.
19 March 2020
Scientists have developed a novel material made from graphene oxide and a protein that can self-assemble into tissue-like vascular structures.
19 March 2020
Researchers have shown that the adhesion of a catechol-containing glue that works underwater can be turned off with an electrical current.
18 March 2020
Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser is using an Agents of Change grant to empower women in academia
16 March 2020
Researchers have synthesized a crystalline material with two properties previously unseen in a single material: ferroelectricity and chirality.
16 March 2020
new nanoparticle catalyst could drive artificial photosynthesis to provide clean energy while removing anthropogenic CO2 from the atmosphere
12 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
By changing density in response to illumination with a beam of light, a novel hydrogel can trap light inside specific sections of itself.
9 March 2020
Researchers have engineered two-layered nanofibers consisting of an ordered row of alternating peptides and determined how they self-assemble.
4 March 2020
Lead-absorbing polymer films can prevent toxic lead leaking from perovskite solar cells while have no effect on their performance.
3 March 2020
thin nanostructured films of gold and nickel boost performance of direct methanol fuel cells
2 March 2020Cordelia Sealy