earth-abundant molten salt, based on seawater-derived sodium chloride, is stable enough to be used for solar thermal energy storage
25 May 2021Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a novel multilayer, multimaterial lithium-metal battery that can control and contain the growth of lithium dendrites.
24 May 2021
Engineers are vaporizing metals within a magnetic field to direct the reassembly of the metal atoms into nanomaterials with predictable shapes.
21 May 2021
A novel alloy of gallium and iron is more effective and cheaper than other 'magnetostrictive' materials, potentially leading to more efficient computing.
21 May 2021
By doping electrons into an antiferromagnetic material, researchers have found they can turn its antiferromagnetism on and off in a controllable way.
14 May 2021
By eliminating the anode and reducing the water content of the electrolyte, researchers have developed a stable, highly efficient sodium-ion battery.
11 May 2021
Scientists have characterized how the electronic states in an exotic iron-based superconductor depend on local chemical concentrations.
7 May 2021
Using a specially modified atomic force microscope, researchers have been able to determine the proton affinity of individual atoms on a surface.
7 May 2021
By combining polymer gels and gold nanoparticles, researchers created a diverse array of oscillators that could move in unison with each other.
6 May 2021
Scientists have glimpsed the signature of an exotic phase of matter called pair-density waves in an unconventional superconductor.
4 May 2021
Scientists have used sophisticated microscopy techniques to reveal how the gold in gold-silver nanoparticles can prevent the silver from leaching out.
4 May 2021