In a paper recently published in the journal ACS Applies Energy Materials, researchers developed a magnetron sputter-deposited thin-film all-solid-state Li-metal battery (ASSB) consisting of a high-voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) cathode, a Li3PO4-xNx (LiPON) ceramic electrolyte, and a thermally evaporated metallic lithium (Li) anode.
By Chinmay Chari
30 Sep 2022
In an article recently published in the journal Additive Manufacturing, researchers discussed the utility of automated robotic concrete spraying in the digital manufacturing of ribbed concrete shells.
By Surbhi Jain
30 Sep 2022
Writing in Polymers, researchers from Mexico and Ecuador have provided a comparative review of advances in magnetic polymer nanocomposite research and the application of these innovative materials in the aerospace industry.
By Reginald Davey
30 Sep 2022
A new paper in Energies, authored by Mansoor J. Alshehri of King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, has investigated the encapsulation of lithium atoms in different-sized spherical fullerenes.
By Reginald Davey
30 Sep 2022
Polyethylene plastics -; in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape -; are notoriously hard to recycle. They're sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they're recycled at all, they're melted into a polymer stew useful mostly for decking and other low-value products.
Queen Mary scientists have created a new type of nanomembrane that presents a less energy intensive way to fractionate hydrocarbons from crude oil.
It's not uncommon in the scientific world for a process to have many unique applications. For example, Idaho National Laboratory researchers have taken a water treatment technology and adapted it for another environmentally important function – selectively separating rare earth elements and transition metals.
Stanford scientists have created a 3D printing technology that aims to generate print instantly by combining different types of resin in a single element.
Palsgaard, a leader in plant-based additives for the plastics industry, has announced that its Einar® 611 bio-based anti-fog surfactant has been successfully specified by a major Korean supplier of food-grade polyethylene (PE) film solutions.
Products containing cannabidiol (CBD) have been popular since the legalization of hemp cultivation. The majority of these oils and lotions promise to relieve pain and other illnesses, but new research indicates that CBD may also serve another purpose: it may act as a bioplastic.
A team of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Energies that investigated the factors influencing the adoption of renewable energy (RE) in European Union (EU) countries.
By Samudrapom Dam
29 Sep 2022
In a paper recently published in the journal Ocean Engineering, researchers employed a free-surface vortex method for crude oil recovery, while studying its flow process in a vortex by carrying out scaled laboratory experiments.
By Chinmay Chari
29 Sep 2022
A team of scientists from Pakistan, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea has published a new paper on the usefulness of TiC MXene (titanium carbide MXene) cathodes in proposed lithium-air batteries. Their research has appeared online in the journal ACS Applied Energy Materials.
By Reginald Davey
29 Sep 2022
A new paper published in the journal Materials has investigated strategies for characterizing visible parylene films, which have applicability as advanced coatings for various devices.
By Reginald Davey
29 Sep 2022
Scientists from Texas A&M AgriLife Research have created a system that uses carbon dioxide, or CO2, to create bioplastics, which could take the place of the non-biodegradable plastics currently in use.