In a paper recently published in the open-access journal ACS Energy Letters, researchers presented a comprehensive X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) study of three Li salts, namely lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), lithium bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI), and lithiumbis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI).
By Chinmay Chari
9 Sep 2022
Scientists from Spain have collaborated on a new research paper published in Sustainability applying machine learning to archaeology for critical issues such as determining artifact provenance and sustainability.
By Reginald Davey
9 Sep 2022
New research published online in the journal Sensors has demonstrated the development of an innovative smart glove for translating sign language to enable enhanced communications between sign language users and other individuals.
By Reginald Davey
9 Sep 2022
A household microwave oven modified by a Cornell engineering professor is helping to cook up the next generation of cellphones, computers and other electronics after the invention was shown to overcome a major challenge faced by the semiconductor industry.
Charging and discharging a battery cell transforms its electrode material into a ?"super" material.
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Li-ion batteries (LIBs) that are frequently used among commercial batteries assist the contemporary ITC society, comprising EVs and smartphones.
Writing in Energies, a team of scientists from Poland have collaborated on a paper analyzing the thermal comfort of so-called “smart” building compared to traditional buildings.
By Reginald Davey
8 Sep 2022
A new paper published in the journal Polymers investigates the tribology of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites (CFRPS,) an emergent material solution to the meet the demands of several industries.
By Reginald Davey
8 Sep 2022
Lead halide perovskites (such as MAPbI3), a new class of semiconductor materials, have exceptional optoelectronic properties that make them suitable for photovoltaic and light-emitting applications.
In a paper recently published in the journal Additive Manufacturing, researchers proposed two surrogate models efficient for reproducing the nonlinearity of the heat equation with respect to laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), while comparing its performance in online execution time and accuracy.
By Chinmay Chari
8 Sep 2022
In a review recently published in the open-access journal Materials, researchers discussed the recent progress in the use of lignin as a renewably sourced component for eco-friendly polyurethanes.
By Surbhi Jain
8 Sep 2022
A team of chemists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania, the creators of several revolutionary innovations in the solar energy field, suggested yet another solution to boost the performance and stability of perovskite solar elements.
In a paper recently published in the open-access journal ACS Applied Energy Materials, researchers studied the usage of polymeric films of polyethylenimine (PEI) for interfacial enhancement of electron-selective contacts. The modification of PEI increased the performance of conventional highly efficient heterojunction solar cells.
By Chinmay Chari
8 Sep 2022
Eastman has entered into an agreement with Citrine Informatics to utilize the Citrine Platform for Materials Informatics and artificial intelligence (AI)-guided product development.