Metals and alloys news, November 2021

Coated copper catalyst creates correct environment for carbon conversion

Researchers have improved the selectivity of a copper catalyst for converting carbon dioxide by using ionomers to alter the surrounding environment.

Professor Chad A. Mirkin - 2022 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Recipient

Professor Milica Radisic - 2022 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal Recipient

Professor David Dye - 2022 Acta Materialia Silver Medal Recipient

Professor Dierk Raabe - 2022 Acta Materialia Gold Medal Recipient

Professor Dr. Alexander Michaelis - 2022 Acta Materialia Hollomon Award Recipient

Professor Amber Genau - 2022 Acta Materialia Mary Fortune Global Diversity Medal Recipient

Novel biohybrid photocatalyst separates light harvesting from catalysis

Researchers have developed a novel biohybrid photocatalyst comprising a light-harvesting protein and a metal-containing catalyst.

Novel electrolyte and coating recycle metals from battery electrodes

Researchers have developed a novel electrochemical method for recovering cobalt and nickel from lithium-ion battery electrodes.

Turning deepfakes into proper high-performance alloys

Researchers took advantage of the artificial intelligence technology behind deepfakes to create novel high-performance alloys.

Sticky - The Secret Science of Surfaces by Laurie Winkless

An exploration of the amazing world of surface science.

Researchers strain to make strange metal state even stranger

Researchers have probed the relationship between charge density waves and the strange metal state in a high-temperature superconductor.

Solid-state batteries could grow on trees

By combining copper with cellulose nanofibrils from wood, researchers have developed a flexible ion conductor for solid-state batteries.

Electrons have time for foursomes in iron-based superconductor

Researchers have uncovered the first evidence that electrons in a superconductor can condense into foursomes that break time-reversal symmetry.

Lithium-metal batteries pressurized into better performance

Researchers have discovered why applying pressure to a lithium-metal battery can boost its performance, and determined the optimum pressure.

Novel insulator turns its hand to protecting steel

An alloy of selenium and sulfur developed as a flexible insulator also shows great potential as a self-healing anticorrosive coating for steel.

Amorphous materials prefer pyramids to icosahedrons

Using atomic electron tomography, researchers have, for the first time, directly observed how atoms are packed in amorphous materials.

Paper-based thermoelectric promises easy heat recovery

thermoelectric generators based on cellulose paper and thin layers of non-toxic metals promise a cheap and eco-friendly means of heat recovery