New catalysts by design
Pioneering approach could prove to be a completely new way to discover and make novel catalysts for almost any industrially important process
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Shedding light on photochromic responses
Researchers point the way to optimizing the photochromic response of TiO2/Ag nanocomposites for numerous applications, using GISAXS and optical transmission measurements
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Energy harvesting coiled up in your favourite chair – update from innoLAE 2018
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
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Substrate exfoliation carves an opening for kesterite photovoltaics
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
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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...
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‘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...
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Keeping buildings cool by sending heat into outer space
Photonic devices could cut air-conditioning bills
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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
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Deck-of-cards heterostructures make ideal batteries
Careful choice of materials avoids the disadvantages of each component
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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...
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