New Observations Reveal the Inner Workings of Lithium-Ion Batteries
MIT researchers show the inner workings of a lithium-ion battery, revealing how a random solid solution affects the movement of ions through battery material. New…
MIT researchers show the inner workings of a lithium-ion battery, revealing how a random solid solution affects the movement of ions through battery material. New…
Physicists have discovered new “quantum critical points” in a class of iron superconductors known as “oxypnictides,” furthering their understanding of quantum criticality. Quantum criticality, the…
Scientists have discovered a stronger 3D material (cadmium arsenide) that has the same electronic properties as 2-D graphene. Scientists have discovered a material that has…
By engineering the band alignment of the quantum dot layers through the use of different ligand treatments, researchers at MIT set a new record for…
Using an inexpensive spray method, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Korea University have developed a supersonic spray that delivers a high-quality…
Researchers at Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new battery technology that captures waste heat and converts it into electricity….
Researchers at MIT and the University of Michigan have come up with a way of producing graphene directly on materials such as large sheets of…
Scientists from UCLA have developed a new process that uses nanoparticles to control molecular growth within the “building block” components of inorganic materials. Growth is…
Researchers created triazine-based graphitic carbon nitride (TGCN), a new material that was predicted theoretically in 1996 with the potential to improve transistors used in electronic…
Researchers at Princeton University have taken a step forward in the development of a new class of materials, discovering a new quantum effect that enables…
Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new class of topological insulators that use 1,000 times less…
Researchers from Purdue University have created superlattices from layers of metal titanium nitride and aluminum scandium nitride, bringing “hyperbolic metamaterials” closer to reality. West Lafayette,…
A new study details how scientists at the Swinburne Institute of Technology developed a micrometer thin film with record-breaking optical nonlinearity. Swinburne researchers have developed…
Researchers from the University of Illinois have developed nonliving, synthetic materials that can heal and regenerate in a way that is reminiscent of some living…
Researchers from the University of Houston have discovered a new high-efficiency thermoelectric material using a combination of magnesium, silver, and a small amount of nickel….
A team of researchers has discovered how to change the crystal structure of graphene, a finding that could lead to smaller and faster microprocessors. A…
Researchers at Rice University have developed a new flexible energy storage technology that delivers battery-like supercapacitor performance without the lithium found in commercial batteries. A…
A newly published study from researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology reveals how superlattices create molecular machines with hydrogen-bond “hinges” and moving “gears.” A…