Researchers from the University of California, Riverside have developed a new method of using silica-coated sulfur nanoparticles coated to prevent the phenomenon called "polysulfide shuttling" in lithium-sulfur batteries.
3D printing technology could be used to help clinicians to develop personalised medical devices, through which antibiotics and chemotherapeutic medications can be delivered to a targeted area in cell cultures. thanks to new research being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting.
They are formations resembling vegetal structures, which are produced when certain solid salts (copper sulfate, cobalt chloride) are added to an aqueous solution of sodium silicate. This research has been published in PNAS and in it participate scientist from Brussels Free University and the University of Granada Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences
Dendrites are small, pin-like fibers that can short circuit rechargeable batteries and which in turn can promote fire hazards and restrict the capability of batteries to store up renewable energy or power smart phones. Now, a novel electrolyte developed for lithium batteries removes dendrites and at the same time makes batteries highly efficient by allowing them to carry a considerable amount of electric current. Batteries that use other dendrite-restricting solutions have failed to sustain current densities and high efficiencies. The study has been described in Nature Communications.
Scientists from Cornell University used the spin-orbit interaction effect to tune material properties. They have conducted a research on the ways in which different “knobs” can alter material properties, techniques which were formerly unknown or misunderstood.. Controlling material properties is the key to exploring or designing new materials.
A team of physicists from Rice University has simulated superconducting materials by substituting ultra-cold atoms in place of electrons, thus solving a challenge, which has intrigued scientists for almost thirty years.
Researchers from the University of Sheffield have successfully used a 3D printed guide to enable nerves injured in accidents to repair themselves.
The Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) has launched two new programs to support research into 'Valleytronics'.
Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have recently identified a key technique to enhance the performance of high-efficiency polymer cells, which has the capability to create lighter and more flexible solar devices in the future.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has unveiled a new £3.7 million super powerful Nion Hermes scanning transmission electron microscope, which has the capability to determine the location of single atoms.
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