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Recent Developments in NPM-Sacs for the Electrocatalytic Field

A recent review guided by Prof. Yuehe Lin (Washington State University), Prof. Welei Zhu (Nanjing University), and Prof. Yuanyuan Wang (Nanjing University) offered an overview of the advancements in non-precious metal single-atom catalysts (NPM-SACs) for the electrocatalytic field.

6 Mar 2023

Accelerating Super-Fast Charging Potential of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Today’s civilization is rapidly shifting away from fossil fuels and towards renewable resources and electric batteries. Despite the pressing need to transition to greener techniques, core challenges pertaining to efficiency and sustainability remain.

6 Mar 2023

World's First Fluorosulfate-Based Flame Retardant Additive Developed

In lithium-ion batteries commonly used in electric vehicles, incombustible additives are added to the electrolyte in preparation for the possibility of ignition. ETRI researchers succeeded in developing a fluorosulfate-based flame retardant additive for the first time in the world.

6 Mar 2023

Low-Cost Fabrication Technology for Developing Strong Composite Carbon Fibers Using Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes are a novel material that is 100 times stronger than steel while only one-fourth its weight, and have electrical conductivity as high as that of copper.

6 Mar 2023

New Technology Uses Sunlight to Produce Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide, a key chemical used in the semiconductor production process, is one of the top 100 industrial chemicals and an important raw material widely used in disinfection, oxidation, and pulp manufacturing.

6 Mar 2023

Calcium Cyanamide Reduces Methane Emissions from Slurry

Greenhouse gases act like a layer of window glass in the atmosphere: They prevent heat from being radiated from the Earth's surface into space. Methane does that 28 times as effectively as carbon dioxide - it is (to stay in the picture) a kind of invisible double glazing.

6 Mar 2023

Horizon Brings the Power or micro-AM to the Production of ESD Sensitive Parts

Through the use of its in-house technology for template-based 3D microfabrication, Horizon Microtechnologies is opening up various application areas that have until now not been able to benefit from the agility, versatility, and innovation possible through the use of additive manufacturing (AM), more accurately micro-AM.

From Horizon Microtechnologies 6 Mar 2023

Insights into the Complex Interactions in PEM Fuel Cells

Recent research aimed at obtaining a better understanding of the complex and tightly coupled interactions that occur inside the fuel cell, relating water generation and transport to local temperature distributions and cell performance, with a focus on the under-rib and under-channel features.

3 Mar 2023

Researchers Move One Step Closer to Developing the Core Manufacturing Process for Protonic Ceramic Cells

Green hydrogen production technology is absolutely necessary to finally realize the hydrogen economy because unlike gray hydrogen, green hydrogen does not generate large amounts of carbon dioxide in the production process.

3 Mar 2023

3D Printing Technology for Making Smart Contact Lenses with AR-Based Navigation Function

Dr. Seol Seung-Kwon's Smart 3D Printing Research Team at KERI and Professor Lim-Doo Jeong's team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) developed core technology for smart contact lenses that can implement augmented reality (AR)-based navigation, with a 3D printing process.

3 Mar 2023