Dendrites can be prevented from travelling between electrodes in a solid-state lithium-metal battery by simply applying mechanical stress.
28 November 2022
A new way to guide the self-assembly of a wide range of nanoscale structures, including parapets and aqueducts, uses simple polymers as starting materials.
25 November 2022
Researchers have shown that nickel oxide can display responses to brief electrical pulses that are similar to learning.
23 November 2022
Researchers have uncovered the dance that goes on between cerium, sulfates and water in a cerium-based flow cell battery.
22 November 2022
A new heat treatment can transform the microscopic structure of 3D-printed metals, making them less prone to the deformation process known as creep.
17 November 2022
Researchers have discovered a material that can act as a magnetic topological insulator, able to conduct electrons along a ‘quantum highway’.
14 November 2022
Using microstratucture engineering, researchers have improved the properties of manganese bismuth, a rare-earth-free magnetic material.
11 November 2022
Researchers used various optical techniques to investigate the unusual superconductivity of a recently discovered family of kagome metals.
11 November 2022
By shifting the oxidation-reduction potential of a lithium-metal electrode, researchers have enhanced the energy density of lithium-metal batteries.
4 November 2022
Scientists have managed to produce a material with the disordered structure of a plastic that conducts electricity more like a metal.
3 November 2022
Researchers have shown that introducing intentional flaws to a metallic alloy can be used to make it stronger without affecting its flexibility.
2 November 2022