Researchers from Rice University have found a solution to the build up of dendrites on lithium ion batteries in smartphones by discovering that Li metal can be stored as a coating on a graphene-carbon nanotube anode creating a safer, longer lasting battery for smartphone technology.
By Anna Clemens
19 May 2017
This article discusses the chemical characterization and mapping of a variety of polymeric materials and structures using the nanoIR2-FS™ system.
Researchers have discovered a method to control charge carriers in a single semiconducting material by shifting electronic levels at different locations within the material using collective electrostatic effects. The discovery has great potential for organic solar cells and new quantum structures.
By Anna Clemens
16 May 2017
Researchers from Najing University, Xerion Advanced Battery Corporation & the University of Illinois have now found a way to bypass the glue by electroplating the active material onto the substrate. Electroplating allowed for higher design flexibility, quality & performance of the resulting cathode.
By Anna Clemens
16 May 2017
Engineers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany have now developed an ‘erasable ink’ for use in 3D printers, according to a new study in the journal Angewandte Chemie.
By Brett Smith
5 May 2017
The vast majority of metal objects will end up on the scrapheap in a rusty shell of their formers selves – we can’t alter the fact that they will rust, but we can delay it and prevent it as best we can.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
5 May 2017
This discovery is a significant advancement in the field of 2D structures as it provides important information on how to manipulate certain materials such as iron, cobalt and nickel, which are often used for thin film products.
By Benedette Cuffari
5 May 2017
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences have recently developed a new way to obtain high-resolution images of tissue samples using conventional light microscopes.
By Benedette Cuffari
25 Apr 2017
Algal biomass has gained attention recently as an alternative carbon resource due to its high oil production efficiency and lack of use in foodstuffs.
By Liam Critchley
19 Apr 2017
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), in collaboration with Georgia Institute of Technology, have recently developed a new method to 3D print shape-shifting objects.