The lithium-ion batteries that mobilize our electronic devices need to be improved if they are to power electric vehicles or store electrical energy for the grid. Berkeley Lab researchers looking for a better understanding of liquid electrolyte may have found a pathway forward. A team led by Richard Saykally, a chemist with Berkeley Lab’s Chemical Sciences Division, David Prendergast, a theorist with Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry, and Steven Harris, a chemist with the Lab’s Materials Sciences Division, found surprising results in the first X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of a model lithium electrolyte.
LORD Corporation MicroStrain® Sensing Systems – a global leader in developing embedded sensing systems for aerospace and industrial markets – was recently selected by Energy Harvesting Journal for having the “Best Technical Development of an Energy Harvesting Device.”
Markes International (Llantrisant, UK), a specialist manufacturer of innovative analytical instrumentation for trace organic analysis, has announced the appointment of a new Technical Marketing Director, Massimo Santoro.
An engineering team from the Kansas State University has unveiled certain vital properties of graphene oxide, which can enhance flexible batteries made of sodium and lithium-ions.
Scientists at EPFL have developed a simple and innovative method to make nanowires from perovskite material, which could aid in enhancing the efficiency of solar cells.
By Will Soutter
19 Dec 2014
A research team has reported that optoelectronic networks inspired by natural structures like leaves and spider webs perform four times as well as conventional designs.
By Will Soutter
18 Dec 2014
A research team from MIT has revealed a new mathematical link between temperature, material thickness and electrical resistance, which seems to be valid for all semiconductors.
Hexcel has been presented with an award for “Best Research & Technology Partner” by AEROLIA SAS (Stelia Aerospace), acknowledging the strong collaboration between the companiesin demonstrating the potential of HiTape® technology for next generation aircraft primary structures.
PicoQuant GmbH, specialist in single photon counting applications and fluorescence instrumentation has signed an agreement with the Max Planck Society and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) to use the gated STED technology (gSTED) in the new time-resolved confocal microscope MicroTime 200 STED.
A team of researchers from UK and China have designed a novel sulfur cathode wrapped with graphene for rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries. Dr. Vasant Kumar from the University of Cambridge and Professor Renjie Chen from the Beijing Institute of Technology have led the research team in this project.
By Alessandro Pirolini
17 Dec 2014
An international team of researchers has made an important discovery that helps in understanding the endurance and longevity of ancient Roman concrete monuments. This breakthrough was achieved at the Advanced Light Source (ALS), a research facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
By Stuart Milne
17 Dec 2014
A team of researchers from Penn State have used squid to develop an eco-friendly thermoplastic that could be used for 3D printing applications. Squids are normally used for producing dyes and inks, and are also eaten as food.
By Stuart Milne
17 Dec 2014
A team of researchers in Spain have developed a method to generate a powerful magnetic field by intercalating lead atoms on a graphene sheet. The team included researchers from IMDEA Nanoscience, the University of the Basque Country, the Madrid Institute of Materials Science (CSIC) and the Autonomous University of Madrid.
By Stuart Milne
17 Dec 2014
Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate the mechanical properties of materials and components, offers a completely redesigned TestProfiler functionality in Bluehill® 3 Software.
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Materials scientists at Cornell University have developed highly effective “sponges” that can trap carbon and help cut down on greenhouse gases. Carbon capture is gaining momentum in the world’s fight against global warming. Carbon capture involves trapping carbon dioxide chemically before it gets released to the atmosphere. However, most methods are inefficient, corrosive and toxic.
By Stuart Milne
17 Dec 2014