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Researchers Utilize Ultrathin Lithium to Design Long-Lasting Battery

Our lives today are governed by electronics in all shapes and forms. Electronics, in turn, are governed by their batteries.

2 Jun 2021

Non-Aqueous All-Manganese Flow Battery with an Extended Cycle Life

Redox-flow batteries store electrical energy in chemical compounds that are dissolved in an electrolyte.

2 Jun 2021

Biopolymer-Based Electrolyte for the Design of Zero Pollution Lithium Battery

In a paper published in NANO, researchers from Guizhou Meiling Power Sources Co., Ltd., China have reviewed the recent progress in biopolymer-based electrolyte.

2 Jun 2021

New Material can Enable a Near-Perfect Merger Between Humans and Machines

A DTU research team consisting of Malgorzata Gosia Pierchala, Firoz Babu Kadumundi, and Mehdi Mehrali from #TeamBioEngine headed by Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz, have developed a new material - CareGum - that among other things has potential for monitoring motor impairment associated with neurological disorders such as Parkinson's.

2 Jun 2021

New Tantalum-Based Catalyst for Selective Activation of C-H Bond in Methanol

Future photochemistry will help develop human industry without smoke and bring a promising civilization that depends on the use of solar energy rather than fossil energy.

2 Jun 2021

New Mechanism Enables Superconductivity, Magnetism to Co-Exist in Same Material

Physicists from the University of Bath, in association with scientists from the United States, have revealed a novel mechanism that allows superconductivity and magnetism to exist together in the same material.

2 Jun 2021

Picosun’s PicoArmour TM Reduces Semiconductor Manufacturing Costs

Picosun Group has pending patent rights for an ALD enabled corrosion protection solution against plasma etch that will bring benefits in semiconductor fabrication

From Picosun Oy 2 Jun 2021

Researchers Isolate and Characterize Elusive Intermediate in Water Oxidation Reaction

The Water Oxidation Reaction (WOR) is considered one of the most essential reactions on the planet as it is the source of almost all the oxygen present in the air. Gaining insights into its intricacies could help enhance the efficiency of the reaction.

1 Jun 2021

The smallest hydrogen gas generator for GC-FID is now available for orders

Precision Hydrogen SL, PEAK Scientific’s award-winning hydrogen gas generator for GC-FID, is now available for orders

From Peak Scientific 1 Jun 2021

New Method Automates Production of Small-Molecule Pharmaceutical Compounds

A huge investment of time, resources, and effort is required in the research and development of novel small-molecule compounds for therapeutic applications.

1 Jun 2021

Researchers Develop a Way to Repeatedly Remove and Reuse Phosphate from Polluted Waters

Phosphate pollution in rivers, lakes and other waterways has reached dangerous levels, causing algae blooms that starve fish and aquatic plants of oxygen.

1 Jun 2021

Light-Shrinking Material Turns a Conventional Light Microscope into a Super-Resolution Device

Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a technology that improves the resolution of an ordinary light microscope so that it can be used to directly observe finer structures and details in living cells.

1 Jun 2021

Element Expands Connected Technologies Facility in the US

Element Materials Technology (Element) has opened a center of excellence for its connected technologies business in Maryland, US to support its ambitious growth plans in the sector.

From Element Materials Technology 1 Jun 2021

Study Explores How Proton Conduction Changes in Styrene-Based Polymers

Protons are subatomic particles with a positive electric charge and are one of the first particles to have developed following the evolution of the universe. They are also a constituent of each atom existing now.

31 May 2021

Ultrathin Gold Film is an Ideal Candidate for Perovskite Solar Cells

According to an international team of researchers, designing new ultrathin metal electrodes has enabled scientists to make semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are highly effective and can be paired with conventional silicon cells to considerably increase the performance of both devices.

31 May 2021