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New design points a path to the ‘ultimate’ battery
Researchers have successfully demonstrated how several of the problems impeding the practical development of the so-called ‘ultimate’...
Nov 16, 20154 min read
Using hydrogen to enhance lithium ion batteries
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have found that lithium ion batteries operate longer and faster when their electrodes...
Nov 6, 20153 min read
Desalination gets a graphene boost
With the intensifying drought in California, the state has accelerated the construction of desalination plants. Yet due to high...
Nov 3, 20155 min read
Entanglement at heart of 'two-for-one' fission in next-generation solar cells
The mechanism behind a process known as singlet fission, which could drive the development of highly efficient solar cells, has been...
Oct 27, 20153 min read
‘Molecular accordion’ drives thermoelectric behavior in promising material
Engines, laptops and power plants generate waste heat. Thermoelectric materials, which convert temperature gradients to electricity and...
Oct 20, 20154 min read
A new electronic component to replace flash storage
Researchers funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation have created a new electronic component that could replace flash storage....
Oct 20, 20152 min read
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