Researchers manipulate the ferroelectric effect in a clever composite to tune the efficiency of a metal oxide perovskite solar cell
Read article: Grain boundaries give inorganic perovskites huge potential
Researchers report high-capacity, washable, rechargeable Zn-ion batteries with a "yarn" form factor for flexible wearable power storage
Read article: Rechargeable zinc-ion batteries stretch, bend, and weave like yarn
Pioneering approach could prove to be a completely new way to discover and make novel catalysts for almost any industrially important process
Read article: New catalysts by design
Researchers point the way to optimizing the photochromic response of TiO2/Ag nanocomposites for numerous applications, using GISAXS and optical transmission measurements
Read article: Shedding light on photochromic responses
Textiles present an exciting opportunity for energy scavenging thanks to developments to incorporate energy-generating devices on these flexible platforms, as presented at innoLAE 2018
Read article: Energy harvesting coiled up in your favourite chair – update from innoLAE 2018
Sulphur incorporation followed by a neat exfoliation process enhances the voltage of kesterite solar cells and gives them the potential to power the Internet of Things
Read article: Substrate exfoliation carves an opening for kesterite photovoltaics
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: Cryo-electron microscopy reveals surface of lithium metal in batteries
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: ‘Seeing’ redox orbitals in batteries by Compton scattering
Photonic devices could cut air-conditioning bills
Read article: Keeping buildings cool by sending heat into outer space
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: Designing highly reversible aluminum-ion batteries with graphene
