Read article: Cryo-electron microscopy reveals surface of lithium metal in batteries
For the first time, cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has been used to study the most challenging material in lithium batteries – the lithium metal anode. Previously, it was impossible to study lit...
Read article: ‘Seeing’ redox orbitals in batteries by Compton scattering
An international team of researchers has developed a new high-resolution x-ray Compton scattering method to visualize the perturbation of redox orbitals in energy-storage materials. The new spectrosco...
Read article: Keeping buildings cool by sending heat into outer space
Photonic devices could cut air-conditioning bills
Read article: Designing highly reversible aluminum-ion batteries with graphene
A safe alternative to lithium-ion chemistries can be cycled thousands of times, but graphene must be pure and defect-free for best performance
Read article: Deck-of-cards heterostructures make ideal batteries
Careful choice of materials avoids the disadvantages of each component
Read article: Paper generator harvests electricity from motion
From mobile phones to smart watches, the sophistication and popularity of portable electronic devices have increased rapidly over the last decade. Despite revolutionary advances, we still need to plug...
Generating energy from waves using nanotech
Read article: Improved battery capacity? Sounds like my cup of tea
Researchers demonstrate a lithium ion-cell with a high-performance carbon-based anode produced by simple processing of waste tea leaves
Read article: Mini metal blanket foils lithium-battery freeze
Cheap solution helps with power loss at sub-zero temperatures, allowing for "all-climate battery"
Imperial PhD student fires up guitar running off a fuel cell
